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    Benjamin Jean Joseph Constant


    The Letter Reads...

    Telegram to Mme Sarah Bernhardt
    Au Grand Hotel
    Bd des Capucines

    Paris, Dec 9, 1896
    Madame,
    A day after a cruel mourning, it is for me another sorrow that I cannot be present to your glorious day show and acclaim "la dicieme muse" (the Tenth Muse).... The most prominent artist of our times! My seat, alas! will remain empty, but I shall be there anyway by heart and enthusiasm.
    Benjamin Constant



    Benjamin Jean Joseph Constant (1845-1902)
    Telegram to Mme Sarah Bernhardt
    Letter

    Private collection

    This image is courtesy of the Don Kurtz.