She was willing to make profound sacrifices to repay the debt. She not only “fired her maid,” but moved out and rented a small attic to repay the debt. She was very careful about family finances and thrifty with household purchases so that extra money could go towards debts. It took ten long years to repay the debt. And the time when the debt was paid, when Mme. Loisel reached out to her friend, was honest with her friend about the lost necklace and the great expense of replacing it. Her friend revealed that the necklace was just costume jewelry and had no value. We see compassion from the friend as he “took both her hands” to tell her that the necklace was a fake. From there the final outcome of the story is unknown, but the transformation of Mme. Loisel is very evident in the