CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Mathilde tells Madame Forestier that she lost her diamond necklace 10 years ago after the fancy party and had to buy a new one to replace it. Madame Forestier feels very bad and tells Mathilde that the necklace was costume jewelery and was not real diamonds.

Detailed explanation-2: -He instructs her to write to Madame Forestier and say that she has broken the clasp of the necklace and is getting it mended. They continue to look for the necklace. After a week, Monsieur Loisel says they have to see about replacing it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Madame Forestier lends Mathilde the necklace for the party and does not inspect it when Mathilde returns it. She is horrified to realize that Mathilde has wasted her life trying to pay for a replacement necklace, when the original necklace had actually been worth nothing.

Detailed explanation-4: -What did Mme Forestier tell Matilda about the reality of her Necklace? After having lost the borrowed necklace, Matilda replaced it with a diamond necklace bought for thirty-six thousand francs. But Mme Forestier told her that her necklace was false costing about 500 francs.