Guy de MAUPASSANT (1850-1893). 2L.A.S., Étretat, to the director of a magazine; 2pages and 1 1/2 pages in-12 in his initials and address La Guilette, Étretat. He agrees to the publication of a text in a magazine: "I'm having the 1st half of my manuscript copied and sent to you. I'd prefer to appear in the first issue in November. The parts published in Le Gaulois represent about a quarter of the entire work. The published parts have, moreover, been redone. All that remains are passages of ten or twenty lines from place to place. That would be enough for them to be recognized. So it's better to be on the safe side. You can remove anything that might shock your readers"... He thanks for the gracious letter. "I'd be delighted to be a contributor to your Revue, but I can't promise you anything for a long time, as I have a backlog of work for several months. I accept with pleasure to be part of "La nouvelle Gaule" and, when I pass through Paris, I will be happy to attend one of your meetings"...