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THE CONFESSION OF A FOOL 103
bedroom to try on a ball dress. The Baron quietly
disappeared soon after, leaving me alone with his wife.
After half-an-hour had gone by, I asked what had become
of her husband ?
•’He’s playing lady’s maid to Matilda," she replied.
I understood. Presently, evidently regretting her
words, she added
—
"There’s no harm in it; they’re relations. One
shouldn’t be too ready to think evil !
"
Then she changed her tone.
" Are you jealous }
"
"Are you.?
"
"Perhaps I shall be by and by."
" God grant that you will be soon ! It’s the wish of a
true friend."
The Baron returned, and with him the girl, dressed in
a pale green evening dress, cut very low.
I pretended to be dazzled by her appearance, and
screening my eyes with both my hands, exclaimed
—
" Don’t you know that it’s dangerous to look at you? "
"Isn’t she lovely?" asked the Baroness in a strange
voice.
After a short time the couple withdrew, and for the
second time we were left by ourselves.
" Why are you so unkind to me these days? " she asked,
with tears in her voice, gazing at me wistfully, with the
eyes of an ill-treated dog.
"I? ... I had no idea that ..."
" You’ve changed towards me ; I wonder why. . . .
If I’m to blame in any way. ..."
She pushed her chair closer to mine, looked at me with
luminous eyes, trembled and ... I jumped up.
" The Baron’s absence is really extraordinary, don’t you
think so? This confidence on his part is insulting!
"
"What d’you mean? "
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