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In this story, Follenvie’s refusal to answer questions prevents him from coughing and results in him “eliciting organ tones from his chest.” A character in this story spots a failed seduction attempt while peeking through a keyhole into “the mysteries of the corridor.” While on a walk after lunch, the Count asks this story’s title character to consent to a (10[1])favor that “you have so (10[1])often given.” This story ends with the title character sobbing in the darkness of a train compartment. Cornudet (“cor-noo-DAY”) whistles “La Marseillaise” near the end of this story, (10[3])whose title character is pressured into sleeping with a Prussian officer (10[1])to grant her company passage. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Guy de Maupassant (“GHEE duh moh-paw-SAN”) story about the sex worker Elisabeth Rousset (“roo-SAY”), titled for her rotund nickname. ■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: Ball of Fat” [or “Boule de Suif”; or “Ball of Lard”; or “Dumpling”; or “Butterball”]
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