Mathilde has an attractive new gown and is wearing what she thinks is an expensive diamond necklace, but she has old and cheap-looking "wraps" to put on when she is finally ready to go home. By "wraps" the author means short garments that only cover the shoulders and upper part of the woman's body. We might call such a garment a "stole." Mathilde has had a grand success at the ball. She has been admired by all the men and envied by all the...
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