Guy de Maupassant: Short Stories
The Jewels
What astonishing fact does Monsieur Lantin learn from the jeweler?
What astonishing fact does Monsieur Lantin learn from the jeweler?
Monsieur Lantin learns that the jewels are real..... worth a small fortune.
"Well, I sold it for twenty thousand francs. I am willing to take it back for eighteen thousand, when you inform me, according to our legal formality, how it came to be in your possession."
The Jewelry