Rembrandt Painting

Rembrandt Painting
"Of course, the magistrate has taken them," the old man answered, hesitatingly.
"I haven't seen either the handkerchief or the cap, yet I can tell you how they are made," the reporter said to him gravely.
"Oh, you are very clever," said Daddy Jacques, coughing and embarrassed.
Rembrandt Painting
"The handkerchief is a large one, blue with red stripes and the cap is an old Basque cap, like the one you are wearing now."
"You are a wizard!" said Daddy Jacques, trying to laugh and not quite succeeding. "How do you know that the handkerchief is blue with red stripes?"
"Because, if it had not been blue with red stripes, it would not have been found at all."
Rembrandt Painting