Henri de RÉGNIER (1864-1936). 4 L.A.S., 1893-1898, to Pierre Louÿs; 9p. in-8, envelopes, and 1p. in-2 with address (telegram-card). - Wednesday [June 28, 1893]. "Dear friend, My father died yesterday evening at 9 o'clock"... - March 17, 1897. News from Paris to Louÿs in Algeria: on his return he will find a "choice copy" of Les Jeux rustiques. "I locked myself up for a fortnight to write a eulogy of Alfred de Vigny [...] I have hardly said half of what I would have liked to say. [...] You, dear friend, are a happy man; you know how to say everything. I'm sure your Sévillane [La Femme et le pantin] will prove that once again"... - Thursday [October 28, 1897]. "My poor aunt has overcome last week's crisis, but she grows weaker every day and goes away little by little, quite slowly. It's already no longer living and there's still dying to be done."... - Thursday [July 1898]. "Certainly I would have liked to see Chantilly with you, but at the moment I can hardly be away for a whole day"; but he would like before the summer "for us to spend at least a few hours together. [...] I saw a curious portrait of you at Bataille. I'm waiting for your novel [Byblis]"...