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|Date=28 March/9 April 1888 <br />
|To=[[Adèle Bohomoletz]] <br />
|Place=[[Tiflis]] <br />
|Language=French <br />
|Autograph={{locunknown}} <ref name="note1"/><br />
|Publication={{bibx|2006/19|Tschaikowsky-Gesellschaft Mitteilungen}} (2006), p. 9–10 (abridged; addressee wrongly identified as [[Pauline Viardot]]) <ref name="note2"/><br />
}}<br />
==Text and Translation==<br />
This incomplete text is based on the description given in Hans Schneider's 2005 catalogue <ref name="note3"/>, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original letter. <br />
{{Lettertext<br />
|Language=French<br />
|Translator=Brett Langston<br />
|Original text={{right|Caucase, Tiflis<br/>28.3. / 9.4.1888}}<br />
{{...}} Pour des raisons qu'il serait trop long de vous détailler, j'ai dû renoncer à mon retour à Paris et entreprendre un long voyage de Londres à ''Tiflis''. Arrivé ici, il y a deux jours, j'y ai trouvé entre autres lettres la votre, Madame, et j'ai été vivement touché par votre bonté et par les égards que vous voulez bien me témoigner, et dont je me sens indigne. Non seulement, Madame, vous ne m'en voulez pas de ce que je ne suis pas mème venu avant mon {{sic|deprt|départ}} pour Londres m'excuser et vous exprimer mes regrets de ne pas avoir pu profiter de votre si aimable invitation, mais vous poussez votre condescendance jusqu'à vouloir encore une fois m'offrir à diner chez vous {{...}} Mais si le bon Dieu me {{sic|prète|prête}} vie et bonne santé il est certain que je reviendrai encore bien des fois à Paris et ce sera pour moi un bien grand plaisir que de me trouver chez vous {{...}}<br />
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|Translated text={{right|Caucuses, [[Tiflis]]<br/>28.3 / 9.4.1888}}<br />
{{...}} For reasons which would take too long to explain, I had to abandon my return to [[Paris]] and undertake a long journey from [[London]] to ''[[Tiflis]]''. I arrived here two days ago, where amongst other letters I found yours, Madame, and I was deeply touched by your kindness and by the consideration you would like to show me, of which I feel unworthy. Not only, Madame, do you not blame me for not even having called before my departure for [[London]], for which I express my apologies for not having been able to take advantage of your friendly invitation, but you have shown your indulgence once more by offering me dinner with you {{...}} But if the good Lord grants me life and good health I shall certainly be returning many more times to [[Paris]], and it shall be a great pleasure for me to find you at home {{...}}<br />
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}}<br />
==Notes and References==<br />
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<ref name="note1">Autograph sold in May 2005 by Hans Schneider, Tutzig.</ref><br />
<ref name="note2">For more about how the correct recipient of this letter was identified, see {{bibx|2012/20|Tschaikowsky-Gesellschaft Mitteilungen}} (2012), p. 134-144.</ref><br />
<ref name="note3">Katalog Nr. 406 des Musikantiquariats Hans Schneider, Tutzing (Mai 2005), page 78, item No. 305.</ref><br />
</references></div>Brett