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ApassageaboutMathildeOnthewayhome,Mathildefoundthatthenecklacewasgone.Shewasfrightenedtodeathbecauseitwastooexpensiveforher.Sheandherhusbandhurriedlyreturnedandlookedwherevershehadbeenthatnight,butcouldn`tfinditatall.Whatwouldtheydo?TheyhadtobuyadiamondnecklaceexactlyliketheonesheborrowedfromJeanneandreturnedittoher.Itcostthem36,000francs.Inordertopayoffthedebts,theysufferedhungerandcolddayandnight.TenyearsofhardworkmadeyoungMathildesooldthatJeannecouldhardlyrecognizeherwhentheyhappenedtomeetonedayinapark.ItwasthenthatMathildefoundoutthetruth:thenecklaceshehadborrowedfromJeannewasnotarealdiamondnecklace.Itwasmadeofglassandcostonly500francsatmost!