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To Sofka

“Have you observed, mademoiselle, that the painters and

sculptors of the Middle Ages, when they placed two figures in

adoration, one on each side of a fair Saint, never failed to

give them a family likeness? When you here see your name among

those that are dear to me, and under whose auspices I place my

works, remember that touching harmony, and you will see in

this not so much an act of homage as an expression of the

brotherly affection of your devoted servant,

“DE BALZAC.”