Judith GAUTIER (1850-1917). 2 L. A. S. (the 1st... Lot 137

Judith GAUTIER (1850-1917). 2 L. A. S. (the 1st "Judith"); 4pages in-8 each (a corner cut on the 1st). [ca. 1866-1867], to his friend the architect Charles Robelin, whom Judith (young wife of Catulle Mendès) invited to join them at Barbizon: "If you don't come, you'll die, for eight days this forest has prevented me from writing to you. First I had a donkey that kept me very busy, he came to get me every morning, took me into the woods and threw me into every ditch he came across, I fell with perfect grace to get back up quickly but the donkey pretended to be sick to soften us up"... She wanted to try riding horses, but the encounter with a mare, "oh women!", provoked "gambols and gigotades", and a few terrors for Judith: "First I was afraid of painters, but painters are very gentle animals. Then vipers! then wolves! then wild boars! But now I've only seen deer, rabbits and squirrels"...[1890], thanking you for a fine article on his book La Conquête du Paradis... "The little quarrels you threaten me with worry me a little, because they make me think that perhaps you think I've written lightly, when on the contrary I studied this complicated story for nearly seven years before unravelling it. I could have supported every historical detail with supporting documents"... She does not believe that La Bourdonnais received the million: "But the English have proof that he received the promise in writing. [...] I can see that you are very familiar with this great French adventure which has interested me so passionately, and I am a little saddened to think that perhaps you are unfamiliar with Dupleix"...