The Diamond Necklace, a short fiction written by Maupassant, is a world of metaphors. In the story, the protagonist Mathilde shifts from self-deception to salvation but ends up with absurdity.
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但是,在和犯人们相处中我找到了自我救赎,我相信他拯救了我的一生—至少使我有健康的神智。
But I found redemption in caring for my clients, and I believe it saved my life —or at least my sanity.