STEIN Gertrude (1874-1946). L.A.S. "Alice et Gertrude", [Paris], mai 1945, adressée à ses amies Emily CHADBOURNE et Ellen LAMOTTE. 2 pages in-4 (pliures). En anglais. Enveloppe. Lettre concernant Paris après sa libération de l'occupation allemande pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. "So glad to hear from you. You do all sound most natural, but then why not only it is nice that the more it changes the more it is the same, but to be sure these years have had less reality to them than most. To those of us who came through alright, it is just like as if it had been a dream, only sometimes you kind of get a posthumous scare, when you realize what might have happened to one. Do tell the nicest boy that ever lived to come and see us, we do see a lot of the nicest boys. We have completely lost our hearts to our army and we seem to talk to an awful lot of them any and everyday. We do think longingly of the apples up in your apple country when we do not think longingly of you and the cold. Not what we did not have plenty of mts. and cold down in Culoz because we did. I was glad to have one of the Beaumont boys we often thought and spoke of them too. Yes perha[p]s we will go and occupy that completely equipped cottage some day when by avion we can go over for a week or so. Lots of love of lots,,,,,, and Mrs. A----what happened to her. Lots of love"