Maupassant also uses irony, which is when what you expect to happen is the opposite of what actually happens, and this is the driving force behind the surprise ending. It's ironic that the necklace is fake because Mathilde and her husband went into such debt to replace it.
He really thinks about how it looks and thinks about how he would feel in that moment
We have a place, a compound.
We have a community.
It's safe here.
How many of you are there?
Are any of them children?
Because the fastest way
to get here is by the river,
and I don't think
you could make it with kids.
Listen to me.
I'm only gonna say this once.
We are going on the trip now.
It's going to be rough.
It's gonna feel like
it's going on for a long time,
so it's gonna be hard to stay alert.
It's gonna be even harder to be quiet,
but you have to do both.
You have to do every single thing I say
or we will not make it.
Understand?
Under no circumstance are you allowed
to take off your blindfold.
If I find that you have, I will hurt you.
Do you understand?
It's cold. We have blankets.
Boy, you have your dog.
Girl, you have your kitty.
This is just a place.
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