their
task to the satisfaction of Louis xvi., " he rewarded with presents,
magnificent and really worthy of a King of France, all those who had a
hand in it." The Blue Diamond came forth from the hands of the cutter
an irregularly-shaped brilliant of a drop form weighing sixty-seven and
one half carats.
In
1791, it was entered in the inventory of the Crown Jewels, which was
drawn up by order of the Constituent Assembly, at the high valuation
of six hundred thousand dollars. It will be thus seen that it had
enormously increased in value since its " rough " days, for then the
Blue Diamond as well as all the other diamonds and precious stuffs were
bought from Tavernier for that precise amount.
In
the story of " the Regent " an account was given of the robbery of the
Garde Meuble in September, 1792, when the French jewels were stolen.
The Blue Diamond shared the fate of all the rest. It was stolen, but
unfortunately it was not found in that mysterious Allee des
