How does "Regret" by Guy de Maupassant represent middle-class values and behaviors? When you answer this question, be sure to consider why M. Savel keeps his love for Madame Sandres a secret and what, in the end, enables him to reveal his interest in Madame Sandres.
How would you describe his reaction to her answer? Do you feel sympathetic to M. Savel at the ending of the story?