Shewentutoher。
"Goodmorning,Jeanne。
"
Theotherdidnotrecogniseher,andwassurrisedatbeingthusfamiliarlyaddressedbyaoorwoman。
"But。。。Madame。。。
"shestammered。
"Idon&aos;tknow。。。youmustbemakingamistake。
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"No。。。IamMathildeLoisel。
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Herfriendutteredacry。
"Oh!。。。myoorMathilde,howyouhavechanged!
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"Yes,I&aos;vehadsomehardtimessinceIsawyoulast;andmanysorrows。。。andallonyouraccount。
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"Onmyaccount!。。。Howwasthat?
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"YourememberthediamondnecklaceyoulentmefortheballattheMinistry?
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"Yes。Well?
"
"Well,Ilostit。
"
"Howcouldyou?Why,youbroughtitback。
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"Ibroughtyouanotheronejustlikeit。Andforthelasttenyearswehavebeenayingforit。Yourealiseitwasn&aos;teasyforus;wehadnomoney。。。Well,it&aos;saidforatlast,andI&aos;mgladindeed。
"MadameForestierhadhalted。
"Yousayyouboughtadiamondnecklacetorelacemine?
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"Yes。Youhadn&aos;tnoticedit?Theywereverymuchalike。
"
Andshesmiledinroudandinnocenthainess。
MadameForestier,deelymoved,tookhertwohands。
"Oh,myoorMathilde!Butminewasimitation。Itwasworthattheverymostfivehundredfrancs!。。。
"