[1] "oh! … my poor mathilde, how you have changed! …"
[2] "yes, i've had some hard times since i saw you last; and many sorrows … and all on your account."
[3] "on my account! … how was that? "
[4] "you remember the diamond necklace you lent me for the ball at the ministry? "
[5] "yes. well? "
[6] "well, i lost it."
[7] "how could you? why, you brought it back."
[8] "i brought you another one just like it. and for the last ten years we have been paying for it. you realize it wasn't easy for us; we had no money …. well, it's paid for at last, and i'm glad indeed."
[9] madame forestier had halted.
[10] "you say you bought a diamond necklace to replace mine? "
[11] "yes. you hadn't noticed it? they were very much alike."
[12] and she smiled in proud and innocent happiness.
[13] madame forestier, deeply moved, took her two hands.
[14] "oh, my poor mathilde! but mine was imitation. it was worth at the very most five hundred francs! …"
think about the author's use of structure in your module one short story. how does the author order events? what plot techniques (flashback, flash forward, dream sequence) are used? in 3–5 complete sentences, thoroughly explain how the author's choices regarding structure create tension and/or add to the meaning. provide at least two specific details from the text to support your analysis of structure.
story: "the necklace" by guy de maupassant