3. Guy de Maupassant describes French society of the time: "...women have no family rank or social class. With them,
beauty, grace and charm take the place of birth and breeding. Their natural poise, their instinctive good taste, and
their metal cleverness are the sole guiding principles which make daughters of the common people the equals of
ladies of high society. ...as if by accident or fate, (she was born into a family of
a. Farmers
c. Clerks
b. Artisans
d.
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