Émile ZOLA. L.A.S., Paris April 26, 1888, to Numa Coste; 2pages in-8. He is in a hurry to get the tambourine he wants, "because I'm going back to Médan with an upholsterer, who will take care of the panoplies right away. The 55 to 60fr one is not expensive, but I would have liked a more ornate one. Couldn't you see the one in Lyon and tell me if it's really worth the 250fr? If so, you'd buy it for me and have it assembled, before sending it to me"... Then he talks about the adaptation of Germinal at the Châtelet (April 21-May 7, 1888): "We were in a real scramble over Germinal. The play's throat has been slit, and it won't live. I'll tell you all about it one day. Right now, I'm still in a mess"...

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