Part A What can be inferred about Mathilde's husband's attitude toward the couple’s modest circumstances at the beginning of "The Necklace"? He knows they will be wealthy someday. His eating habits are the reason they are so poor. He is dissatisfied because he prefers finer things. He is satisfied with their simple life. Question 2 Part B Which sentence from "The Necklace" best supports the inference in Part A? "But one evening her husband came home with a triumphant air and holding a large envelope in his hand." “'Ah, the good soup! I don’t know anything better than that.'” "'How silly you are!' her husband cried." "Everyone wants to go; it is very select, and they are not giving many invitations to clerks."