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RAVEL Maurice (1875-1937)

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RAVEL Maurice (1875-1937)

L.A.S. "Maurice Ravel", Le Belvédère, Montfort l'Amaury 19-20 October 1921, [to his Basque friend Marie GAUDIN]| 4 pages in-8 with his monogram and address.

Return from the Basque Country to Paris.
"Up to Bordeaux, it was fine. There, the compartment began to fill up. In Tours, full. From Angers, it was raining. In Paris it had rained. Naturally in Montfort, not a drop of water fell. I only stayed there a few hours, and I found Paris dry, with the temperature of St. Jean-de-Luz. Only at night, it freezes. I only planned to stay 3 days in Pantruche. I was only able to leave yesterday. ...] I found the Belvedere admirably tidy again, a maid who is a pearl - a big pearl - Pussy, from the top of the balcony welcomed me with touching meows. It has become a beautiful little tiger, voracious, that roams all night long. -If I had done that at 6 months old, what would I have taken! - I went back to work, but the correspondence, there's no way ...
The complete set, n° 1339.