Why is Madame Forestier "deeply moved" at Mathilde's confession?

because Mathilde worked so hard to replace her valuable necklace

because she never realized the necklace was a replacement

because Mathilde worked so hard to replace a cheap necklace

because Mathilde was too afraid to tell her friend the truth

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Madame Forestier is "deeply moved" at Mathilde's confession because she never realized the necklace was a replacement. In the story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, Mathilde reveals to Madame Forestier that she lost her necklace and had to replace it after enduring years of hardship. When Madame Forestier learns that the original necklace was actually a fake and not valuable, it highlights the irony of Mathilde's sacrifices and the true nature of wealth and appearances, deeply impacting Madame Forestier.