Have you ever thought you knew someone and then found out years later they were not what they seemed? The Jewelry, a short story written by Guy de Maupassant explores this notion. In this story, M. Lantin, the chief clerk for the office of the Minister of Interior, meets the girl of his dreams and marries her. Years later, he learns that the minor irritations that always bothered him about his wife were a signal that she had a big secret.