Juliette DROUET. L.A.S. "Juliette", August 7 [1850] Wednesda - Lot 6

Juliette DROUET. L.A.S. "Juliette", August 7 [1850] Wednesday afternoon 1 p.m., to Victor HUGO; 4 pages in-8. "You know what I spent my morning doing, my dear little man, so I don't need to tell you why I didn't write to you sooner. It's a good thing all these diafoia chores are coming to an end. I'm suspending any kind of medicine, cured or otherwise. Besides, it's impossible to have put more patience, more courage, more perseverance and more selflessness into it than you and I have, each on our own side. While you were paying for the awful drugs, I was ingesting them, which wasn't the least difficult. Now, if my rash persists, so much the worse for it and I won't worry about it anymore. I'll try to believe that it suits me and that you're crazy about this democratic and social color. In the meantime, I spent the night walking around, unable to sleep a wink. I took advantage of the sleeplessness to go on the prowl and I killed quite a few of those hideous game birds that give you as much pleasure as they do me. Voime, voime, it's great fun bug hunting, but I'd rather go duck hunting in the Constitutional marshes. Fuck me and come early to do mine"... 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].