440 Emma's Pick - "A Pair of Silk Stockings" by Kate Chopin
The History of Literature
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The Little Urchins Are at Home
She sat at a small table alone, and an attentive waiter approached to take her order. While waiting to be served, she removed her gloves very leisurely and laid them beside her. She sipped the amber wine and wiggled her toes in the silk stockings. The price of it made no difference. There was still money in her purse, and her next temptation presented itself in the shape of a matinee poster. Some nice quizine there. Ok. Where will she go next? What's going to happen. I can't wait. Is she going to be exposed as someone who wasted all this money on silk stockings while her kids, those little urchins,
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