Well; I do not have the book at hand now, but I think that Lamartine also claimed that Simon Duplay was Maxciem's secretary. Possibily he had read Nodier's writtings and just cpied away what he wrote. This is the way rumors begins...
I think I read somewhere that Simon Duplay declared he wasn't Robespierre's secretary. But Maximilien was very criticized at the time he said it, so myabe he was afraid of being put in jail or something...For if he must said he was NOT his secretary, there were already rumors about that possibility. So, maybe the rumors originated before Nodier's memories were published and he just repeated what he had heard.
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Date: Sunday, 3 April 2011 18:28 (UTC)I think I read somewhere that Simon Duplay declared he wasn't Robespierre's secretary. But Maximilien was very criticized at the time he said it, so myabe he was afraid of being put in jail or something...For if he must said he was NOT his secretary, there were already rumors about that possibility. So, maybe the rumors originated before Nodier's memories were published and he just repeated what he had heard.
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