Correspondence

4767.  RB to George Mignaty

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 28, 203.

[Florence]

Wednesday. [24 October 1860] [1]

Dear Mr Mignaty,

Madame Du Quaire is here for a few days on her way to Rome—her husband died six weeks ago: [2] she does not go out, but would be very glad to see you any time after 4. oclock at the Hôtel de la Ville.

Yours very sincerely

Robert Browning.

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: Biblioteca Nazionale di Centrale Firenze.

1. Dated by RB’s reference to the death of Mme. du Quaire’s husband (see note 2 below).

2. Gaston Felix Henri du Quaire (1833–60) died on 13 September at Hyères.

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