"Je suis bien chagrin, outre que souffrant..."

Autograph postcard signed by Stéphane Mallarmé addressed to Alidor Delzant, written on the front in black ink. Envelope enclosed.
Alidor Delzant was a lawyer, collector and bibliophile. Friend of the Goncourts, he devoted a work to them and was secretary and testamentary legatee of Edmond.
"Je suis bien chagrin, outre que souffrant ; voici que pris de malaise, je ne pourrai me rendre demain à votre amicale invitation que je ne perdais pas de vue. Je vous ferai signe quand je commencerai à sortir de nouveau le soir ; si vous voulez bien." ["I am quite grieved, besides being unwell; here I am, taken with malaise, I will not be able to respond tomorrow to your friendly invitation which I had not lost sight of. I will give you a sign when I begin to go out again in the evening; if you would like."]