Pièce 126 - Letter from Maria Germanova to Elizabeth Trevelyan

26 rue de la Tourelle, Boulogne s[ur]/S[eine]. - Work is a marvellous thing: she felt quite well when acting all through the winter, but as soon as she stopped, she fell ill; this is why she has not written for so long. She has had a very troublesome attack of asthma; fortunately the Suhrawardys had left, since she found the father very tiring. It was very sad to let 'notre [Hasan Shahid' Suhrawardy' leave when she was so ill; made one wonder whether they would see each other again. Knows this illness has a depressing effect, but there is good reason for sadness. Things are quiet and 'un peu "lonely"' at their house, except for Reksaucha [the dog]'s vigorous bursts of life; her husband goes to the market, and tells her about his exploits with the traders, wanting to make her laugh; sometimes she cries and finds it soothing; she prays, and can do a little cooking and 'make our flat tidy' [written in English]. She remembers the Trevelyans' house as a 'dream of cleanliness and order'; how splendid the days she spent there were.