Mata Hari Letter

Letter written by Mata Hari France, 1908

TRANSLATION

March 21, 1908

Dear Mr. Bormes,

I hope you remember me when I danced two years ago at the opera in “The King of Lahore.” Please do me a great pleasure and let me have an opera ticket for tonight. I am very grateful to you and will come by to say hello one of these days.

Mata Hari

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