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"Are you quite sure of that?" Denver asked excitedly.
"Perfectly. It isn't that the fan is so extraordinarily valuable, but, in a way, it is quite unique. I dare say you have heard it said that at the time of the French Revolution writers of certain books, published on behalf of the people, had them bound in the skins of aristocrats. Isn't it actually on record that this happened in the case of one of Rouseau's books? I am not quite sure of the name, but, at any rate, I know that it applies to one revolutionary writer. And that's the legend connected with my fan. It may not be true, but there is no doubt that the pictures on the fan represent scenes that are supposed to have happened in the Bastille. The sticks are in the form of chains and the handle is a fetter. If you will take my glasses you will see for yourself."