Translations:CP 03780/9/en

The moment when this letter should have left, I received a charming word from Grasset asking me to give him a first extract from my book for a literary review with a circulation of 200,000 copies that he founded with Jean Dupuy. I am going to tell him that it is impossible, since my book will be published shortly. As a matter of fact, I found June to be a detestable month, but it is better not to delay another day.