Take it! " he snarled, hurling the diamond necklace across the table at his opponent. "And may you rot in hell with it! "" I should not dream of intruding upon you there, " replied Mr Brundy, bowing deeply from the waist.

Sheri Cobb South
About This Quote

The story of "The Diamond Necklace" is a cautionary tale from the Victorian era. In this short story, Charles Bovary, a young man from a wealthy family has been given a large diamond necklace as a gift from his new love, Emma. Once he is in possession of the necklace, Charles is convinced that it will bring him wealth and security. He discards all his old clothes and buys new ones to match the necklace and begins showing off the necklace and flaunting it around in front of his friends and family.

Soon after, Charles falls in love with an uneducated but very attractive woman named Homais. The spark between them soon leads to marriage and when they are about to consummate their union she convinces him to add the diamond necklace to the wedding ring so that he can be sure of her fidelity. However, when they are having sex for the first time he discovers that Homais has sold his original diamond necklace to buy herself a dress for their wedding night.

Source: The Weaver Takes A Wife

Some Similar Quotes
  1. What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love. - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  2. I'm on Aslan's side even if there isn't any Aslan to lead it. I'm going to live as like a Narnian as I can even if there isn't any Narnia. - C.s. Lewis
  3. Maybe this world is another planet’s hell. - Aldous Huxley
  4. Life is hell, at some point we all just have to get used to it. - Alysha Speer
  5. Hell is truth seen too late. - Thomas Hobbes
More Quotes By Sheri Cobb South
  1. If your brother can't 'old 'is own against a bunch of orphans, 'e'd best leave off playing 'azard altogether!
  2. Mr. Brundy, you are no doubt as well acquainted with my circumstances as I am with yours, so let us not beat about the bush. I have a fondness for the finer things in life, and I suppose I always will. As a result, I...
  3. Mr. Brundy, " she said with a nod, making the most perfunctory of curtsies to her father's guest. He made no move to take her hand, but merely bowed and responded in kind. "Lady '
  4. Take it! " he snarled, hurling the diamond necklace across the table at his opponent. "And may you rot in hell with it! "" I should not dream of intruding upon you there, " replied Mr Brundy, bowing deeply from the waist.
Related Topics