Un duel guy de maupassant biography summary

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A woman borrows an expensive diamond necklace to wear to an important ball after her husband surprises her with an elegant new gown. Sometime during the ball, the necklace goes missing. Subsequently, the couple dig themselves deep into debt to afford a replacement. A decade later the wife finds out that the necklace had been a cheap imitation. The title character are two men who bump into each other after a long period.

They spend the day drinking, reminiscing and casually strolling. While fishing, they are captured by Prussian soldiers and interrogated by a cruel officer who demands the password needed for them to have gotten to the point where they were discovered. They refuse, the officer orders their execution and then sits down to enjoy eating the fish they caught.