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we are introduced to Mathilde and how she was born into a family of clerks. She was unhappy about not be wealthy
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Monsieur Loisel brings home two invitations to a glamorous party. She is unhappy because she had nothing to wear and no jewellery. She asks her husband for 400 francs to buy a new dress. She borrows a nacklace from Madame Forestier
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Mathilde attended the party and enjoyed her time there, when she got home she noticed that the necklace was missing
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Loisel found a necklace that look similar to the lost one that cost 36000 francs. Loisel used money that he inherited from his father and borrowed the rest to replace the necklace. It took 10 years to pay off his debt
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Mathilde ran into her friend in the street and found out that the necklace was a fake