Eugène BOUDIN. L.A.S., June 19, 1891, to Ferdinand MARTIN; 2 1/2 pages in-8 in blue ink. Before his departure for Deauville. He is packing to leave for Deauville. He hopes his friend has recovered and regained his strength. As for him, his trip to the north was "pretty much nil. Sick, with bad kidneys and a great weakness for walking, I found myself almost unable to work, and for the first time in years I came back empty-handed. It's true that the cold had followed the heat. The westerly wind was so fierce that you couldn't think of opening your box and planting your trestle. I decided to come back, and in two or three days I'll be heading for Deauville". He has not recovered from his rheumatism: "It's no fun getting old and feeling your body weakening, your legs refusing service and spirit"... A journalist, referring to the Salon, "claims that I produce too much and that I only work for money!