Claude MONET. L.A.S., Giverny May 30, 1917, to Sacha Guitry; 2pages in-8 addressed to him, in purple pencil. He won't be able to come to applaud him [at the premiere of Un soir quand on est seul]: "Think that in this weather I have to work, and harder than ever, since each day brings me closer to the end [he's talking about Water Lilies], and I won't hide it from you, I'm not in the mood for gaiety, there's only work that sustains me"...