DLA015-0089  Translation

42 BIS, AVENUE HENRI-MARTIN

7 December 1924 [postmarked]

Dear friend

My apologies for my silence. I have just lost a cousin I loved very much, the Marquise de Laguiche, née Princesse d’Arenberg.^[1]

My cousins Szechenyi (Denès and Miton) had visited us here for 8 days, and he had erysipelas and lost the ability to speak. At last his life does not seem to be at risk anymore…

Lately, I have frequently seen the Marquis and the Marquise de Creuse: she came to see the Bremen portraits and much

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admired them.

The Duchesse de Montmorency requests that you write to her now to let her know when you will be back.

Our best wishes to you and Mrs de László.

GreffulheGGuiche

[illegible] de Lily de CT. the Comtesse de Berlaymont has had a daughter

Editorial Note:

Duchesse de Gramont, née Elaine Hélène de Greffulhe (1882-1958), wife of 12th duc; for biographical notes, see [8804].

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17/03/2006