Lucien GUITRY. L.A.S., 18, avenue Élisée Reclus [shortly after March 26, 1923], to Maurice Bernhardt; 2 1/2 pages in-8. Beautiful and moving letter after Sarah Bernhardt's death. He wants to write to Maurice to "make it clear that, as I recall the splendid hours spent at the side of your adorable mother, as I evoke her marvelous genius, so powerful & so graceful, I also think ardently of her friendship for me, which was so good & so tender. You are obviously in an abyss of sadness; I've touched the bottom of it myself. Nothing consoles. Nothing can. - Thank goodness for that! - But when we can say to ourselves that the person we adored after losing him is still loved by those who loved him, there is some sweetness for the despairing person who remains. I loved her and I love her"...