Juliette Drouet letter to Victor Hugo

She lauds Hugo for his speech on "freedom" of teaching. (The Conservative government, with Falloux, tried to put the education system under the surveillance of the Church, calling the bill "freedom of teaching"; Hugo made a famous speech against it on 15 January 1850, in which he definitely cut his ties with the Right). Dated Thursday, 8am. French transcription of first page held separately.