1.When, at lunchtime, she sat in front of a round table, covered by a three-day tablecloth, in front of her husband, who uncovered the tureen, saying with an air of satisfaction: “Ah! What a good broth! There is nothing as excellent for me as this! ”, I thought about the delicate meals, the resplendent silver services, the tapestries that cover the walls with ancient characters and strange birds in a fantastic forest; I was thinking of the exquisite and select delicacies, offered in wonderful sources; in gallantries murmured and listened to with a sphinx smile, while savoring the rosy meat of a trout or a pheasant wing. Gallantries :courageous behavior, especially in battle. 2.The description of the character implies that she was a woman who does not settle for what she had 3.The main idea of the story is that Mathilde's greed, dishonesty and desire for a better social position in life led her to a much worse life than she originally had.