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COUZINET René (1904–1956).
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COUZINET René (1904–1956).
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
COUZINET René (1904–1956).
Letter from the author, Levallois, 18 January 1936, to Jean MERMOZ; 2 pages, in-4, on his ‘Avions René Couzinet’ letterhead.
He thanks him for his letter from Casablanca, which touched him deeply. He sends him his best wishes for the coming year (which would be the year of Mermoz’s death in a plane crash). ‘I would like to see you happy, and I know how difficult that is for a soul such as yours. And yet this immanent justice, in which I know you believe as I do, will eventually manifest itself fully by removing from your path the petty obstacles—all too frequent, alas!—that are placed in your way simply because you see clearly, high and far. Like you, I am sure that we must ‘believe and hope’”… Then he gives her a bit of a telling-off: “I have never […] doubted for a single moment either your understanding, your trust, or your feelings towards me. I know only too well that, for you, friendship is delicate and well-considered, and that once established, it withstands all attacks. Ours was forged on a battlefield that was yours, my dear Jean, long before it became, to some extent, mine as well. […] the ideals of our two lives will surely converge and complement one another once more one day—a day I now hope is near”…
Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936);
- Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955);
- Then passed down through the family
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