FTP, what is this inspiration for Henry James' "Paste;" a story in which Mathilde's life is changed when she has to pay 36,000 francs to replace the titular piece of costume jewelry and which is by Guy de Maupassant?
At the beginning of this story, the protagonist daydreams about "quiet vestibules, hung with Oriental tapestries, lighted by tall lamps of bronze" while watching her maid Brittany work. The actions of this story are precipitated when a junior clerk in the office of the Ministry of Public Information arrives home with a party invitation. The couple goes to the party but has to leave early so that the other guests do not see the protagonist's ragged coat. FTP, what is this inspiration for Henry James' "Paste;" a story in which Mathilde's life is changed when she has to pay 36,000 francs to replace the titular piece of costume jewelry and which is by Guy de Maupassant?
At the beginning of this story, the protagonist daydreams about "quiet vestibules, hung with Oriental tapestries, lighted by tall lamps of bronze" while watching her maid Brittany work.
"The Necklace" or "La Parure"