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"Useless Beauty" is a novella by Guy de Maupassant that explores themes of obsession, illusion, and the complexities of love. The story follows the passionate affair between a beautiful but fickle woman named Lélia and a devoted artist, who becomes entranced by her ethereal charm. As their relationship unfolds, it reveals the tension between art and reality, desire and disillusionment. Maupassant's incisive prose captures the nuances of human emotion, the fleeting nature of beauty, and the inherent struggles of romantic entanglements, ultimately questioning the value of love in a world rife with superficiality.

								


Her husband remained standing before her, stupefied at his tardy and obscure discovery, confusedly hitting on the cause of his former jealousy and understanding it all very imperfectly, and at last he said: “I believe you, for I feel at this moment that you are not lying, and before I really thought that you were.”

She put out her hand to him: “We are friends then?”

He took her hand and kissed it and replied: “We are friends. Thank you, Gabrielle.”

Then he went out, still looking at her, and surprised that she was still so beautiful and feeling a strange emotion arising in him.
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