Which sequence of events in maupassant's "the necklace," set up how mathilde felt about her poverty?
a. she dressed plainly... but she was unhappy as if she had really fallen from a higher station;
b. she had no dowry, no expectations, no way of being known, understood, loved, married...
c. natural ingenuity, instinct for what is elegant, a supple mind are their sole hierarchy...
