Lettre autographe signée Harry adressé à son amie Claude Arthaud lui déclamant tout son désespoir d'être séparé d'elle

Autograph letter signed by Harry Mathews addressed to his love Claude Arthaud (14 lines in black ink) from the Huntington Hotel in San Francisco, envelope included.
Two small tears to the right margin of the letter affecting one word and one dash.
In this tender letter imbued with the melancholic sadness of separated hearts, Harry Mathews yearns to reunite with his love: "Tout se passe bien : tout se passe, tout passe. Mais au passage il ne reste peu de temps pour s'occuper des absents - de l'absente. Pourtant je pense à toi si souvent, avec des pointes de désir et d'amour..." ["Everything is going well: everything passes, everything goes by. But in passing there remains little time to think of the absent ones - of the absent one. Yet I think of you so often, with pangs of desire and love..."] and rejoices at seeing her soon: "Dans un petit mois je ferai de mon mieux pour combler toutes lacunes. Serre bien ton château de ma part. Je t'embrasse très fort. Harry" ["In a little month I will do my best to fill all gaps. Hold your castle tight on my behalf. I embrace you very strongly. Harry"]