SAND George (1804-1876). L.A.S., "G. Sand", [Paris] Monday morning [27 January 1856, to Adolphe GUTMANN]; 2 pages in-12 in blue ink on blue paper. About a reading of his play Comme il vous plaira after Shakespeare, where Pauline Viardot will sing. [Adolphe GUTMANN (1819-1882), German pianist and composer, was a close friend of Chopin. This reading of Comme il vous plaira will take place on January 30 at the home of Émile de Girardin; Gutmann will play the piano, but he will not accompany Pauline Viardot's recital]. "Dear child, I can count on you, can't I, for Wednesday? You didn't say yes to dinner. - Will you take charge of the piano? - And then will you take charge of accompanying Mme Viardot? And will you let her know, so that if she does not, she will get an accompanist? - If you say yes, she asks to see you and to do a short reading with you beforehand. She lives at rue de Douai 28. Come by during the day, you will be very kind. Nouvelles lettres retrouvées, n° 157.