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"That Pig of a Morin" is a short story by Guy de Maupassant that explores themes of jealousy, social status, and human folly. The narrative follows the protagonist, who becomes fixated on a wealthy and arrogant man named Morin. As the protagonist grapples with feelings of envy and disdain towards Morin's ostentatious lifestyle, the story delves into the complexities of human relationships and the impact of social standing on personal morals. Maupassant's sharp wit and keen observation highlight the absurdities of life, culminating in a tale that reflects on the darker sides of ambition and vanity.

								


“As for myself, when I was a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies in 1875, I called on the new notary at Fousserre, Monsieur Belloncle, to solicit his vote, and a tall, handsome and evidently wealthy lady received me. 'You do not know me again?' she said. And I stammered out: 'Why—no—madame.' 'Henriette Bonnel.' 'Ah!' And I felt myself turning pale, while she seemed perfectly at her ease and looked at me with a smile.

“As soon as she had left me alone with her husband he took both my hands, and, squeezing them as if he meant to crush them, he said: 'I have been intending to go and see you for a long time, my dear sir, for my wife has very often talked to me about you. I know—yes, I know under what painful circumstances you made her acquaintance, and I know also how perfectly you behaved, how full of delicacy, tact and devotion you showed yourself in the affair—' He hesitated and then said in a lower tone, as if he had been saying something low and coarse, 'in the affair of that pig of a Morin.'”
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