This is an excellent question. It is one which has probably occurred to many readers of "The Necklace" over the years. The fact that we wonder about this question shows the power of Guy de Maupassant's writing. We actually believe these people were real and that Mathilde Loisel actually lost that borrowed necklace one cold night in Paris. There can be no doubt that Madame Forestier has a moral obligation to compensate the Loisels for the...
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