"Marcel J. me bat froid, et je trouve la Passerelle un peu féroce."

Autograph letter signed by Jean Paulhan, 15 lines written in blue ink addressed to Felia Leal the publisher of "Paroles transparentes", a work by Jean Paulhan illustrated with 14 original lithographs by Georges Braque.
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Jean Paulhan wishes to postpone an appointment for fear of being late: "... j'ai peur de ne pouvoir rentrer aux Arènes demain avant quatre heures. Est-ce qu'il vous dérangerait un peu plus tard que nous n'avions décidé ?" (... I'm afraid I won't be able to return to the Arènes tomorrow before four o'clock. Would it bother you if we met a little later than we had decided?) and shows himself affected by the criticism directed at him by Marcel Jouhandeau: "Marcel J. me bat froid, et je trouve la Passerelle un peu féroce." (Marcel J. is giving me the cold shoulder, and I find La Passerelle rather fierce.)