"Merci, chère amie, de m'avoir envoyé ce bouquet de fleurs épineuses et embaumées de tant d'arômes divers."

Autograph letter signed by Reynaldo Hahn addressed to Madame Serge André and written on a blue paper letter-card in blue ink. Central fold inherent to the mailing.
Dominique André is a poetess, novelist and playwright. She notably published under the pseudonym Claude Isambert.
Charming letter of thanks: "Merci, chère amie, de m'avoir envoyé ce bouquet de fleurs épineuses et embaumées de tant d'arômes divers." ["Thank you, dear friend, for having sent me this bouquet of thorny flowers perfumed with so many diverse aromas."] The composer also mentions the collection of poems Cassandre that his friend published the same year by éditions du Divan: "Cassandre, si elle avait votre clairvoyance n'aurait pas votre philosophie triste et douce - ni votre esprit ! J'ai passé une heure mélancolique et charmante à respirer les émanations de votre pensée." ["Cassandra, if she had your clairvoyance would not have your sad and gentle philosophy - nor your wit! I spent a melancholic and charming hour breathing the emanations of your thought."]