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What Is the Decoration that Confers Distinction?

           

           Whenhearrivedattheballintheevening,hewasstruckwiththemagnificenceoftheHôteldeRetz.Thecourtyardattheentrancewascoveredwithanimmensetentofcrimsonwithgoldenstars.Nothingcouldhavebeenmoreelegant.Beyondthetent,thecourthadbeentransformedintoawoodoforangetreesandofpinklaurelsinfullflower.Astheyhadbeencarefultoburythevasessufficientlydeep,thelaureltreesandtheorangetreesappearedtocomestraightoutoftheground.Theroadwhichthecarriagestraversedwassanded.

           Allthisseemedextraordinarytoourprovincial.Hehadneverhadanyideaofsuchmagnificence.Inasingleinstanthisthrilledimaginationhadlefthisbadtemperathousandleaguesbehind.InthecarriageontheirwaytotheballNorberthadbeenhappy,whilehesaweverythinginblackcolours.Theyhadscarcelyenteredthecourtyardbeforetherôleschanged.

           Norbertwasonlystruckbyafewdetailswhich,inthemidstofallthatmagnificence,hadnotbeenabletobeattendedto.Hecalculatedtheexpenseofeachitem,andJulienremarkedthatthenearerhegottoasumtotal,themorejealousandbad-temperedheappeared.

           Asforhimself,hewasfascinatedandfullofadmirationwhenhereachedthefirstofthesalonswheretheyweredancing.Hisemotionwassogreatthatitalmostmadehimnervous.Therewasacrushatthedoorofthesecondsalon,andthecrowdwassogreatthathefounditimpossibletoadvance.ThedecorationsofthesecondsalonpresentedtheAlhambraofGrenada.

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