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The eventful day came at last, and Madame Mildau, escorted by her husband, attended one of the most popular balls of the season. She did not wear her tiara. There had been several highway jewellery robberies in the neighbourhood of late, and she pleased her husband immensely by leaving her diamonds carefully locked up at home. THE EVENTFUL DAY CAME AT LAST AND MADAME MILDOU ESCORTED BY HER HUSBAND ATTENDED ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR BALLS OF THE SEASON SHE DID NOT WEAR HER TIARA THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL HIGHWAY JEWELRY ROBBERS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF LATE AND SHE PLEASED HER HUSBAND IMMENSELY BY LEAVING HER DIAMONDS CAREFULLY LOCKED UP AT HOME
ations. A little later her husband remarked encouragingly:-- "I congratulate you, Julia, on your philosophy and self-restraint. In yielding to my wishes you have pleased me immeasurably, and I should like to show my gratification in some substantial manner. As it is some months since I gave you a present, I have resolved to make you one now. You may choose what you like." "I have chosen," Madame Mildau replied calmly. "What, already!" her husband cried. "You sly creature. You have been keeping this up your sleeve. What is it?" "A diamond tiara," was the cool reply. "The one you said you could not afford last Christmas." "Mon Dieu!" her husband gasped. "I shall be ruined." "You will be ruined if you do not give it to me," Madame Mildau replied, "for in that case I should leave you. I couldn't live with a liar." Her husband wrung his hands. He implored her to choose something else, but it was of no avail, and within two hours Madame Mildau had visited the jeweller and the tiara was hers. SCENE BUT GRACIOUSLY SUBMITTED AFTER A FEW MILD PROTESTATIONS A LITTLE LATER HER HUSBAND REMARKED ENCOURAGINGLY I CONGRATULATE YOU JULIA ON YOUR PHILOSOPHY AND SELF RESTRAINT IN YIELDING TO MY WISHES YOU HAVE PLEASED ME IMMEASURABLY AND I SHALL LIKE TO SHOW MY GRATIFICATION IN SOME SUBSTANTIAL MANNER AS IT IS SOME MONTHS SINCE I GAVE YOU A PRESENT I HAVE RESOLVED TO MAKE YOU ONE NOW YOU MAY CHOOSE WHAT YOU LIKE I HAVE CHOSEN MADAME MILDEA REPLIED CALMLY WHAT ALREADY HER HUSBAND CRIED YOU SLY CREATURE YOU HAVE BEEN KEEPING THIS UP YOUR SLEEVE WHAT IS IT A DIAMOND TIARA WAS THE COOL REPLY THE ONE YOU SAID YOU COULD NOT AFFORD LAST CHRISTMAS MON DIEU HER HUSBAND GASPED I SHALL BE RUINED YOU WILL BE RUINED IF YOU DO NOT GIVE IT TO ME MADAME MILDOU REPLIED FOR IN THAT CASE I SHOULD LEAVE YOU I COULDN'T LIVE WITH A LIAR HER HUSBAND WRUNG HIS HANDS HE IMPLORED HER TO CHOOSE SOMETHING ELSE BUT IT WAS OF NO AVAIL AND WITHIN TWO HOURS MADAME MILDOU HAD VISITED THE JEWELLER AND THE TIARA WAS HERS
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