One evening her husband came home with an air of triumph, holding a
large envelope in his hand. “Look,” he said, “here’s something for you.”
She tore open the paper and drew out a card, on which was printed the
words:
“The Minister of Education and Mme. Georges Rampouneau request the
pleasure of M. and Mme. Loisel’s company at the Ministry, on the evening of
Monday, January 18th.”
Instead of being delighted, as her husband had hoped, she threw the
invitation on the table resentfully, and muttered, “What do you want me to do with
that? And what do you expect me to wear if I go ?”
He hadn’t thought of that. He stammered, “Why, the dress you go to the
theatre in. It seems very nice to me ...”
He stopped, stunned, distressed to see his wife crying. He stuttered,
“What’s the matter? Let’s see, Mathilde. How much would a suitable dress cost?”
She thought for a moment, computing the cost, and also wondering what
amount she could ask for without an immediate refusal. At last she answered
hesitantly,
“I don’t know exactly, but I think I could do it with four hundred francs.”
He turned a little pale, because he had been saving that exact amount to
buy a gun for a hunting summer, in the country near Nanterre, with a few friends.
However, he said, “Very well, I can give you four hundred francs. But try an
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Answers
Explanation:
The question is from the story "The Necklace," written by the French writer Guy De Maupassant.
She spends 10 years to repay the debt she got for the necklace.
After ten years of hardworking, one-day Matilda met Madame Forestier and realized that the necklace was a duplicate piece.
Monsieur Loisel is Matilda's husband, one day he brings an invitation to a party hosted by the Ministry of Education.
Matilda feels sad about not having proper clothing and jewelry for the party.
She borrows a diamond necklace from her friend Madame Forestier for the party.
But she losses the necklace later that night, and replaced it by buying a new necklace for 36,000 francs.
This passage is about "The Necklace" story and it's twist ending.
- The question is taken from story "The Necklace" written by French Writer "Guy Maupassant".
- The story was published in 1884 in French newspaper.
- The story revolves around Madame Mathilde Loisel, her husband Mr Loisel.
- Madame Loisel always imagines herself as an aristocrat and his husband is a low paid clerk .
- He tries hard to make her happy and after lot of effort he gets a sponsored invitation to ball.
- Madame Loisel refuses to go for ball as she has nothing to wear at which her husband gives 400 francs so that she can buy a dress.
- Even after dress she is still unhappy as she's not having any jewelry at which her husband gives an idea to buy some jewelry from her friend Jeanne Foresteir.
- She buys diamond necklace and goes to the ball while dancing and enjoying she loses the necklace after returning home she realizes it.
- Unable to find it they resign themselves and go with the idea of buying a replacement.
- At Palais Royal shop they find a similar necklace worth 40,000 francs after bargaining eventually they settle for 36,000 francs.
- Then they return it to Jeanne Forestier and live in poverty for ten years.
- Years later Loisel tells her friend about the replaced necklace and their poor condition.
- Later, Jeanne reveals that the necklace she had given to her had fake diamonds and was worth not more than 500 francs.