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About two o'clock , others began to arrive . One man came in alone , without a hat , a cane in his hand , and swearing at Paris , where he said the thieves were so adroit that they had stolen his hat as he had passed through a crowd , without his being able to see who had taken it . However , he said , it was his own fault , for wearing a hat ornamented with such a superb diamond . At four o'clock , forty people had arrived . `` Is it not strange , '' said Fournichon to his wife , `` they are all Gascons ? '' `` Well , what of that ? The captain said they were all countrymen , and he is a Gascon .