In a story by this author, an old woman sets fire to her hut, burning the soldiers inside, after receiving notice of her son’s death on the battlefield. In another story by this author set during the same conflict, a woman stabs the neck of the title officer before hiding in a bell tower. This author of “Mother Sauvage” (“soh-VAHJ”) wrote about a clerk who gives his wife money to buy a dress after receiving an invitation to a ball from the Minister of Public (10[1])Instruction. That couple created by (-5[1])this author pays off debts for ten years after borrowing and losing the title item, which is revealed to be fake at the end of the story. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this French author of “Mademoiselle Fifi”and “The Necklace.” ■END■