Lettre autographe signée adressée à Antoinette Boulesteix

Autograph letter signed by Simone de Beauvoir consisting of 9 lines addressed to Antoinette Boulesteix, with envelope enclosed.
A central fold inherent to the mailing and an envelope mark at the foot of the letter, the envelope and letter having been glued together then separated.
"Chère mademoiselle,
je suis très touchée de cette lettre mais je n'ai pas le temps de rencontrer votre mère. Je quitte Paris pour aller me reposer à la campagne. Dites lui mes regrets, et croyez à mes meilleurs sentiments. Simone de Beauvoir." ["Dear Mademoiselle, I am very touched by this letter but I do not have time to meet your mother. I am leaving Paris to go rest in the countryside. Give her my regrets, and believe in my best sentiments. Simone de Beauvoir."]