Preface to the Mo Bosang section of The Necklace: Part I: The beginning? She often cries all day for days on end.
Beginning: Borrowing Necklace: Part II:? However, one night, he ran away with this treasure?
Development: The Lost Necklace: Part III:? It's time to attend the party. She wrote a letter as he said?
Compensation for necklaces: Part IV:? Can I be you in a week?
Climax, ending: knowing the necklace: part five? A Sunday? finally
Mo Bosang's necklace tells a story: Mathilde is a beautiful woman, and her husband is an ordinary clerk. Although she is in a low position, she is obsessed with luxurious aristocratic life. In order to attend a grand party, she made a dress with 400 francs saved by her husband and borrowed a beautiful necklace from a friend. At the minister's party, Mathilde stole the show with her outstanding charm, and her vanity was fully satisfied, but she lost the borrowed necklace. In this case, she had to hide her friend and make up for it slowly. From then on, the couple lived a frugal life of 10 years. In this difficult accumulation process, Mathilde's hands became rough and her face became old. Later, she was surprised to learn that the necklace she lost was only a low-priced artificial diamond necklace, but she paid for a real diamond necklace. In this way, Mathilde worked hard in vain 10 years.
The creation background of the necklace Mo Bosang is1French 19 in the 1980s. With the vicious development of capitalism, the big bourgeoisie is in power, plundering people, government corruption is prevalent, and social morality is declining. The decadent life of the bourgeoisie and the mercenary moral concept have influenced the whole society, and the pursuit of pleasure and vanity has become a bad social atmosphere. This social atmosphere is also common among the petty bourgeoisie. Because this class is extremely unstable in capitalist society, they always want to get rid of this situation and join the upper class. But only a few people succeeded, and most of them fell into a more tragic experience in the competition of capitalism.
Necklace Mo Bosang The beautiful and moving woman in the world seems to have been born into a small clerk's family by some mistake of fate. This is exactly what we are going to talk about now. She has no dowry assets, no hope, and no way for a rich and powerful person to know her, understand her, love her and marry her; Finally, she will marry a small clerk in the education department.
Can't pay attention to dressing up, she is simple and unfortunately like an inferior woman, because women have no class and no family, and their beauty, charm and temptation are for their origin and family. Their natural alertness, outstanding instinct and obedient mind constitute their only rank, and they can raise folk women to the same height as ladies.
She feels that she was born for all the beautiful and luxurious things, so she often feels pain. She is very sad because of her shabby house, rough walls, outdated furniture and vulgar materials. All this may not be noticed by another woman in her position, but she is very sad and annoyed. Brittany's appearance of Meidochan, who helped her with trivial housework, caused her all kinds of sad regrets and cranky thoughts. She dreamed of those quiet reception rooms, how to cover them with oriental curtains, how to light bronze high-legged lamps, how to send two tall waiters in shorts and high socks on call, and the hot air heater made both waiters doze off in the big round back chair. She dreams of a large living room covered with ancient wall clothes and exquisite furniture with priceless porcelain bottles; She dreams of those delicate and fragrant little living rooms. By five o'clock in the afternoon, she can chat with kind boyfriends and famous men whom women envy and are eager to see.
However, in fact, every day at dinner, she sits at the small round table opposite her husband. It took three days to change the white cloth on the table. As soon as the husband lifted the lid of Tang Chi, he said cheerfully. Ah! What a delicious broth! There is nothing better in the world? So she dreamed of a rich and exquisite banquet, brilliant silverware, embroidered with fairyland gardens, ancient ladies and exotic birds. She dreamed of delicious food on an expensive plate. When she was eating a pink bass or grouse wing, she listened to sweet words with a bright smile.
She has no decent clothes, no jewelry and nothing. But she just likes this kind of life and feels that she was born for it. She always hoped that she could please others, be envied, attracted and pursued.
She has a rich friend, a female classmate of a church girls' school, but now she doesn't want to see her again, because she always feels unbalanced when she comes back from reading it. For several days in a row, she would cry all day with sadness, remorse, despair and pain. Unexpectedly, one evening, her husband came back triumphantly with a big envelope in his hand.
? Do you see it? He said:? This is for you. ? She quickly opened the envelope and pulled out an invitation with the following statement printed on it:
? George, Minister of Education? Mr. and Mrs. Langbono are honored to invite Mr. and Mrs. Russell to the party held in the headquarters building on Monday 1 month 18. ?
Her husband thought she would be happy, but she threw the invitation on the table in a rage and said coldly, what do you want me to do with this?
? Hey, honey, I thought you'd be happy. You never go out to be a guest, this is another opportunity, this thing, a good opportunity! How hard I worked to get it. Everyone wants an invitation, which is hard to get, but few copies are distributed, but political celebrities can be seen at the party. ?
She looked at him with angry eyes, and then shouted impatiently, What do you want me to wear to go there?
He didn't think of this floor before and prevaricated. In my opinion, that suit you wore to the theater is very good ... "
Seeing his wife in tears, he stopped talking in surprise and confusion. Two big tears slowly flowed down from the corner of her eye in the direction of quarrel. He was surprised and said, What's the matter with you? What's the matter with you?
But she suppressed her pain with great patience, wiped her wet face and answered in a calm voice. It's nothing. But I have no clothes, so I can't go. If you have a colleague whose wife dresses better than me, you can give this to him. ?
He was worried, and then he said, Tell you what, Mathilde. How much does it cost to buy a decent suit, and you can wear something simpler later?
She thought for a few seconds, determined her own calculation, and considered that the amount must be what she could ask for, so as not to cause a sudden visit and rebuff from the thrifty clerk. Finally, she answered doubtfully:? I don't know the details, but I estimate that there are four hundred gold francs, which is always ok. ?
His face is a little blue, because he is saving such a sum of money to buy a gun, so that he can go hunting in the flat area of Nanduier with some hunting friends on Sunday this summer.
However, he replied:? That's it. I'll give you four hundred gold francs. But you must try to make a beautiful dress. ?
As the date of the party drew near, Mrs. Russell looked worried, uneasy and a little uneasy. However, her new dress has been made. One night, her husband asked her, Think about it. You have become very different in these three days. ?
So she said:? Not a jewel, not a gem, not at all, which really annoys me. It's simply too poor. I don't want to go to the party now. ?
He went on to say: You can wear some flowers. This dress is very elegant in this season. Ten francs can buy two or three beautiful roses. ?
She didn't listen at all. ? The most shameful thing in the world is to show your poverty among many rich women. ?
But her husband shouted loudly: you are so confused! Go to your friend Mrs. Forrest and borrow some jewels from her. Your friendship with her is open. ?
She suddenly shouted happily, yes, I didn't think of it. ?
The next day, she went to a friend's house and chatted with her about her boredom.
Mrs. Forrest went to her big wardrobe with a mirror embedded in it, took out a big box, took it over and opened it, and said to Mrs. Russell, honey, choose for yourself. ?
At first, she saw many bracelets, then a necklace inlaid with pearls, and then a Venice-style gold cross inlaid with gems, which was very exquisite in workmanship. She tried these jewels in front of the mirror and hesitated to leave them and return them. She kept asking. ? Do you have anything else?
? Yes, you can find it yourself. I don't know what you like. ? Suddenly, in a black velvet box, she found a necklace inlaid with Jin Gangzuan, which really overwhelmed everything; So her heart gradually jumped because of a kind of extravagant hope. She was shaking with that thing in her hand. She put it on the collar of her robe, wrapped it around her neck and stared at herself in the mirror for a long time.
Later, she asked smugly:? Can you lend me this thing? I only borrow this one.
? Sure, sure. ?
She jumped up and hugged her friend's neck, kissed her affectionately, and finally, she ran away with this baby.
The day of the party came, and Mrs. Russell was a great success. She is more beautiful, fashionable and charming than other female guests, always smiling and ecstatic. Generally, male guests look at her, listen to her name and try to get people to introduce themselves to her. Everyone in the confidential department of this department wants to dance with her, and the minister pays attention to her.
She danced with intoxicated gestures and excited movements. She was in the seventh heaven of rapture. She is content with the glory of appearance victory and achievement. Satisfied with all the flattery and the song that makes women feel extremely perfect and sweet, a happy auspicious cloud surrounds her. So she doesn't think about anything.
She left around four o'clock in the morning. Since midnight, her husband and three other male guests have fallen asleep in a deserted small living room. The wives of three male guests are also dancing happily.
He put the clothes she brought to the street and the frugal clothes commonly used at home on her shoulders, which was not commensurate with the luxurious style of the clothes at the dance. She felt this floor, so in order to avoid the attention of other ladies wrapped in precious leather clothes, she wanted to escape. Locke took her:
? Just wait. You will catch cold outside. I'll find a street car to rent. ?
But she never listened to him and hurried down the steps. When they walked into the street, they couldn't find the car; So they started searching, chasing cars that could be seen from a distance.
They walked to the banks of the Seine. They were disappointed and shivering with cold. Finally, they found an old car by the river, like Nightcrawler. This car feels ashamed in Paris during the day, so you can't see them until after dark.
The car took them to the front door of the apartment in Martyrdom Street, and they went upstairs in frustration. It's all over for her. As for him, he remembers that he should be in the Ministry at ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
She took off those big coats over her shoulders in front of the mirror and wanted to look at her incomparable glory again. But suddenly she let out a scream. She doesn't have that Jin Gangzuan necklace around her neck!
By this time, her husband had taken off half his clothes and asked at once. How are you?
She turned to him in a daze: I have, I have, and I can't find Mrs. Forrest's necklace now. ?
He stood up in a panic. What! What! Where can such a thing happen! ?
So they searched in the hem of their robes, the hem of their coats and their pockets. I can't find it anywhere.
He asked. Can you guarantee that you will still hang that thing when you leave the dance?
? Yes, I touched it in the aisle of the Ministry. ?
? However, if you lose it on the way, we can hear it fall. It should be in the car. ?
? That's right. It's possible. Did you write down the car number?
? No, what about you? Haven't you noticed?
? No?
They all stared at each other silently. Finally, Russell got dressed again.
? How about I go? He said,? I'll take a closer look at the route we walked and see if I can find it. ?
So he walked out of the street. As for her, she doesn't even have the strength to sleep. She never changes clothes for parties and leans back in an armchair. There was no fire in the room, and she thought nothing.
Her husband comes home at seven o'clock. I can't find anything.
He went to the police headquarters and the newspaper to hang a reward, and went to the company that rented cabs everywhere. In short, he goes wherever there is a glimmer of hope.
Faced with such a terrible disaster, she waited in horror all day.
Russell came back at night, with a thin, gray face; He found nothing.
? Should? He said,? Write to your girlfriend that you broke the hook of that necklace and are now repairing it there. So we have time to turn around. ?
She wrote the letter at his dictation.
A week later, all their hopes were dashed. And Locke Selma like a five-year-old child, loudly say:
? It's time to try to make up for this treasure. ?
The next day, they took the box with the treasure and went to the jewelry store according to the sign inside the box. The owner of the shop checked many account books.
? A long time ago, madam, this necklace was not sold in my shop. I only made this box. ?
So they went to a jewelry store to look for the same thing as the lost jewelry, and took their own memories as a reference. They almost got sick because of sadness and sadness.
They found a rosary inlaid with Jin Gangzuan in a small shop in the Forbidden City Street, and they thought it was just the one they were looking for. It's worth forty thousand gold francs. The store can give them 36 thousand.
So they begged the owner of that small shop not to sell it for three days. In addition, the two sides agreed that if the original string is found before the end of February, the store will buy back 34,000 gold as A Lang.
Russell saved eighteen thousand gold francs left by his father. You have to borrow the rest.
He started to borrow money, borrowing 1,000 francs from this place, 500 francs from that place, five gold coins from Lu Yi and three from another place. He signed many IOUs, signed many bankruptcy contracts and dealt with blackmailers and lenders of various nationalities. He ruined his future for the rest of his life. He signed his name in spite of failure and frankness. Moreover, he thought about the future distress, the dark poverty that will press on him, and the prospect caused by the whole material shortage and all mental torture. Feeling terrible, he finally went to the jeweler's counter, put down 36 thousand gold francs and took the new necklace.
When Mrs. Russell returned the jewels to Mrs. Forrest Jeff, the man said to her with an unhappy expression:
? You should return it to me earlier, because I may need it. ?
She didn't open the box at that time, which was exactly what her girlfriend was worried about. What would she think if she saw through this body double? Will she stop treating her like a thief?
Mrs Russell has tasted the embarrassing life of the poor. Moreover, I suddenly made up my mind heroically that the terrible debt must be paid back. She is ready to pay back. They fired the maid; Moved home; Rented an attic under the roof.
She began to do all kinds of rough housework, and the daily work in the kitchen was disgusting. She washes cups, plates and dishes, and grinds those rosy fingers on the greasy bases of pots and pans. Underwear and rags are washed with soap and then hung on the rope; Every morning, she gets up early, carries the garbage downstairs and then carries the water upstairs. Every time she walks a floor, she will sit on the stairs to catch her breath. And dressed like an ordinary woman, she went to grocery stores, grocery stores and butcher shops with a basket on her arm and was scolded for bargaining, trying to protect her poor change one by one.
A lot of IOUs are collected every month, and several new extension dates are also set.
Her husband does accounts for a businessman at night, often late at night, and even copies a book with five coppers.
Finally, this life was extended to ten years.
Ten years later, they actually paid off all their debts, together with the interest of usurers and the amount rolled in from Galilee.
Mrs Russell looks very old. Now, she has changed from a poor woman to a strong, hard-working and bitter woman. Her hair was hanging in a mess, and her skirt was askew, revealing a pair of red hands, talking loudly and washing the floor with a big basin of water. But sometimes her husband went to the office and she sat by the window alone, so she recalled the previous party, the dance, and she was so beautiful and happy.
If I hadn't lost that piece of jewelry at that time, who knows that life is really strange and changeable. Whether it's hurting you or saving you, it only takes one little thing.
However, one Sunday, she was walking along the Champs Elysé es, adjusting her daily work for a week, when she suddenly saw a woman walking with her children. That's Mrs. Forrest. She is always young, always beautiful and always charming.
Mrs Russell was very excited. Do you want to talk to her? Yes, of course. Now that I have paid off my debts, I can tell her completely. Why not? She stepped forward.
? Good morning, John. ?
The one who didn't know her at all thought it strange to be called so kindly by this civilian woman. She said falteringly:
? But this lady! I don't know. Maybe you're mistaken.
? There is nothing wrong. I'm Mathilde? Russell. ?
Her girlfriend let out a cry:
? Oh! Poor Mathilde, you have really changed! ?
? Yes, I have had many difficult days since I last saw you. And all kinds of sufferings are for you! ?
? What's wrong with me?
? Once upon a time, didn't you lend me A Jin's diamond necklace to attend a party in the Ministry? Now, do you remember?
? Yes, how about it?
? Anyway, I lost my string of things. ?
? No, you gave it back to me. ?
? I gave you another identical rope. Up to now, it has taken us ten years to pay the price. For those of us who have nothing, you know it's not easy. Now that we have paid off the bill, I am really satisfied. ?
Mrs Han-jie Chen stopped:
? You mean you bought a diamond necklace from A Jin Harbor to make it up to me?
? Yes, you haven't seen it before, have you? Those two strings are exactly the same. ?
With that, she smiled with conceit and naive happiness.
Mrs. Frais Festival was very moved and grabbed her hands:
? Alas. Poor Mathilde, but my fake string is worth 500 gold francs at most! ?
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