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&hisdi.
Bytheeheyhadlostallhope.Loisel，whohadagedfiveyears，declared:"Wemustseeabthediamonds."
&heytooktheboxwhichhadheldthetothejewellerswhosenamewasiedhisbooks.
"ItwasnotIwhosoldthisnecklace，Madame;Imusthavemerelysuppliedtheclasp."
&heyweojeweller，seargforanotherhefirst，gtheirmemories，bothillwithremorseandanguishofmind.
InashopatthePalais-Royaltheyfofdiamondswhichseemedtothemexactlyliketheoheywerelookingfor.Itwasworthfortythousandfrancs.Theywereallowedtohaveitforthirty-sixthousand.
Theybeggedthejewellerforthreedays.Andtheyarraheuandingthatitwouldbetakenbackforthirty-fourthousandfraonewerefouheendofFebruary.
Loiselpossessedeighteenthousandfraohimbyhisfather.Heioborrowtherest.Hedidbettingathousandfromoneman，fivehundredfromanother，fivelouishere，threelavenotesofhareements，didbusihusurersaribeofmoney-legagedthewhyearsofhisexistence，riskedhissigevenknowingifheourit，aheagonisihefuture，attheblackmiseryabouttofalluponhim，attheprospectofeverypossiblephysicalprivationandmoraltorture，heweheneutdownuponthejeos;sterthirty-sixthousandfrancs.
WheookbaeeForestier，thelattersaidtoherinachillyvoice:
"Yououghtthtitbaighthave."
&，asherfriendhadfeared，openthecase.Ifshehadhesubstitution，whatwouldshehavethought?Whatwouldshehavesaid?Wouldsheakehief?
MadameLoiselowtheghastlylifeofabjectpoverty.Fromtheveryfirstsheplayedherpartheroically.Thisfearfuldebtmustbepaidoff.Shewouldpayit.Theservantwasdismissed.Theygedtheirflat;theytookagarretuheroof.
&oknowtheheavyworkofthehouse，thehatefuldutiesofthekit.Shewashedtheplates，wearingoutherpinknailsonthecoursepotteryaomsofpahedirtylisanddish-dhuodry;everymshetookthedustbindowaheingoneagtogetherbreath.And，cladlikeapoorwomahefruiterer，tothegrocer，tothebutcher，abasketliichedhalfpennyofhermohobepaidoff，othersreimegained.
Herhusbaheeveningsatputtingstraightamert'sadoftenatnighthedidgattwo-pennyapage.
Andthislifelastedtenyears.
Attheendoftehingaid，theusurer&apesandtheacofsuperimposedi.
MadameLoisellookedoldnow.Shehadbeelikeallthe，hard，enofpoorhouseholds.Herhairwasbadlydoswereawry，herhandswerered.Shespokeinashrillvoidtheedalloverthefloorwhenshescrubbedit.Butsometimes，whenherhusbandwasattheoffice，shesatdownbythewindowandthoughtofthateveninglongago，oftheballatwhichshehadbeeifulandsomuchadmired.
Whatenedifshehadhosejes?strangelifeis，howfickle!Howlittleisoruinortosave!
OneSunday，asshehadgoneforawalkalongtheChamps-Elyseestofresheerthelaboursoftheweek，shecaughtsightsuddenlyofaastakingachildoutforawalk.ItwasMadameForestier，stillyoung，stillbeautiful，stillattractive.
MadameLoiselwaseemotion.Shouldshespeaktoher?Yes，ly.Andnowthatshehadpaid，shewouldtellherall.Whynot?
&uptoher.
"G，Jea;
&herdidnniseher，andrisedatbeingthusfamiliarlyaddressedbyapoor>
"But...Madame..."shestammered."Idon'tknow...youmustbemakingamistake."
"No...IamMathildeLoisel."
Herfriendutteredacry.
"Oh!...mypoorMathilde，howyouhaveged!"
"Yes，I'vehadsomehardtimessinceIsawyoulast;andmanysorrows...andallonyourat."
"Onmyat!...Howwasthat?"
"YourememberthediamondmefortheballattheMinistry?"
"Yes.Well?"
"Well，Ilostit."
"Howcouldyou?Why，yhtitback."
&quhtyoualikeit.Aenyearsayingforit.Yourealiseitos;teasyforus;wehadnomo'spaidforatlast，andI'mgladi;MadameForestierhadhalted.
"Yousayyouboughtadiamooreplae?"
"Yes.Youhadn'theywereverymuchalike."
Andshesmiledinproudahappiness.
MadameForestier，deeplymoved，tookhert>
"Oh，mypoorMathilde!Butmiation.Itwasworthattheverymostfivehundredfrancs!..."
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