Guy de Maupassant: Short Stories
Useless Beauty
Does the count love his children? Use textual evidence to support your response.
Does the count love his children? Use textual evidence to support your response.
From the text, we can infer that the count loves his children.
"Yes, for do I not tell you every day that it is intolerable torture to me? Should I have remained in that house, near you and them, if I did not love them? Oh! You have behaved abominably toward me. All the affection of my heart I have bestowed upon my children, and that you know.
Useless Beauty