"I..." He paused, unsure how to approach it. After a moment he continued "I love you. I know this beyond doubt. I know I wish to make you my wife, and be with you always."
He held his fan close as he moved to sit in front of her, looking her in the eyes as he continued.
"I wish for everyone to know that I choose you. The best way to display this is for you to have my fan, and to keep it with you. To show everyone that I have chosen you. So..." he held his hands forward, the open fan presented before her "I want you to have this, as a token and a promise, that I am yours and yours alone."