Lettre autographe signée d'Edouard Drumont "Rions un peu ! Cela distrait"

Autograph letter signed by Edouard Drumont, dated April 3, 1891, 40 lines in black ink on headed paper bearing the address "157, rue de l'Université"
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Challenged because of his radical anti-Semitic positions, Drumont addresses to an abbot a singular letter on the question of dueling: "I understand everything a priest must think about dueling and I agree with you but it is a necessity in certain cases" Far from renouncing his opinions, ("All the Jews in the world send me challenges"), the author defends himself by adopting a sarcastic position regarding dueling: "The best way to avoid them is to declare oneself ready to accept them". The humor that closes the letter, notably through the insertion of a fictional dialogue, shows all the derision with which Drumont considers his situation: "'ah you don't fight? Are you sure? - quite sure... - Well! I want to fight until death ensues!'
Let us laugh a little! It provides distraction."