Juliette DROUET. L.A.S. "Juliette", March 11 [1851] Tuesday - Lot 3

Juliette DROUET. L.A.S. "Juliette", March 11 [1851] Tuesday evening 10 p.m., to Victor HUGO; 4 pages in-8. "I go to bed in despair, my little man, for it is not likely that you will return soon enough and go out of your way to come and inquire about the state of my heart and nose. Far from finding it bad, I thank you, for my street is nothing less than passable this evening after the rain, not to mention the other inconveniences that may be encountered. Good evening, then, my dear little man, enjoy yourself, look after yourself, pamper yourself, sleep well and only think of me if it doesn't bother you too much and only when it's time to fall asleep as a narcotic auxiliary. I'm very sorry I don't have any handkerchiefs to give you other than the one I gave you, but the oldest Juju in the world can only give the handkerchiefs she has - it's been known since the Queen of Sheba lent Solomon her handkerchief. You have a terrible habit of looking at linen as a prejudice until the day when a head cold or the good fortune of Olympus or Polema forces you to blow your nose in your sovereign fingers and show your virginity without the slightest shirt for a fig leaf. What can you do? You can't improvise a trousseau like a truffled pig's trotter at the butcher's. You need time to buy it. You need time to buy it, sew it and bleach it. [...] I pull as hard as I can on this counterweight of your universal superiority to bring it a little closer to our poor human inferiority. But I have a feeling that all my efforts won't bring you down a notch, so I give up. Good evening, once again, don't come home too late, don't be cold, sleep well and don't dream of oyster shells, because I haven't eaten any of your snails, as I'm not sympathetic to these mollusks"... Expert: Thierry BODIN - 01 45 48 25 31 - lesautographes@wanadoo.fr Lots can be collected by appointment only, on TUESDAY OCTOBER 15, 2024, by calling 01 45 66 54 96, in Paris XVème (Métros : Pasteur - Ligne 12 & Sèvres-Lecourbe - Ligne 6). [The exact address will be communicated to you after full payment of the slip, when the appointment is made].