My uncle Sosthene

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My Uncle Sosthène (French Mon oncle Sosthène , also ud T. Uncle Sosthène ) is a novella by Guy de Maupassant . It was first published under the pseudonym Maufrigneuse on August 12, 1882 in Gil Blas .

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The narrator tells of his uncle Sosthene, who, as a free spirit, was averse to the church and who was enraged by the sight of a clergyman. When Uncle Sosthene falls ill, the narrator decides to play a trick on him. He asks a Jesuit priest to hear his uncle's confession, but makes it a condition that he must not tell the uncle who informed him about the uncle's illness. Unfortunately, the fun doesn't end as expected: the uncle believes that the father has miraculously learned of his health, is converted and changes his will in favor of the father.

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