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Show Shoes of Alexander Dumas Muslim Exhibit At Villiors-Cotterets, In France, Is a Dumas museum raised to the memory mem-ory of tbe celebrated author, who was born there. Among the exhibits Is a piilr of boots, and these have a history. When Dumas was a parliamentary parlia-mentary candidate and had to address ad-dress a public meeting at Sens, he noticed that his boots were down at heel and shabby. "I can't possibly address tbe electors elec-tors In boots I ike these," he said to his companion, Alphonse Blllebault de Chuffault, "and there Isn't time to buy another pair. You must lend me your boots, and I will lend you mine." The change was effected. Tbe novelist nov-elist stuck to his friend's boots and wore them out. His own boots, which would stand no more wear, were thrown away In a lumber room, and ultimately Inherited by Count Georges de Chaffault, who, In response to an advertisement for relics of the Illustrious Illus-trious writer, presented them to the Vllllers Cotterets museum. |