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MAUPASSANT GUY DE: (1850-1893) 'If my request would embarrass M. Massenet too much, please tell me....' - MAUPASSANT GUY DE: (1850-1893) French novelist. A good A.L.S., Guy de Maupassant , to both sides of his personal printed correspondence card, Rue de Montchanin (Paris), n.d., to [Juliette Massenet], in French. Maupassant makes a polite request of his correspondent, 'Je m'adresse a vous pour ne point adresser a M. Massenet une demande fort indiscrete directement. Est il encore possible d'avoir, par son intermediaire, en location deux fauteuils pour la premiere de son opera. Je ne veux pas qu'il me les donne ce qui lui serait d'ailleurs peut-etre fort difficile, je voudrais seulement ne pas payer 500f la place. Un de ces fauteuils est pour moi, l'autre pour un ami qui est egalement l'ami de votre pere. Si ma demande embarrassait trop M. Massenet, dites le moi, je vous prie et j'agirai tout de suite aupres de l'administration du theatre' (Translation: 'I am asking you not to address a very indiscreet request directly to M. Massenet. Is it still possible, through him, to hire two seats for the premiere of his opera? I don't want him to give them to me, which would moreover perhaps be very difficult for him, I would only like not to pay 500f a seat. One of these seats is for me, the other for a friend who is also your father's friend. If my request would embarrass M. Massenet too much, please tell me and I will take immediate action with the theatre administration' ). A letter of good content and interesting association. One small tape stain to the head of the verso, only very slightly affecting a few words of text, otherwise VG Juliette Massenet (1868-1935) Daughter of Jules Massenet (1842-1912) French composer of the Romantic era.