Guy de Maupassant: Short Stories

The Jewels

What astonishing fact does Monsieur Lantin learn from the jeweler?

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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."

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The Jewelry