Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo

Oh! Think of me, my sweet beloved, so that I may feel it and so that your joy amid your delightful family, your kind friends and admirers may not be changed into bitterness and grief for me. Think of me. of whom you are the life and soul. Think of my love so profound, so pure, and so devoted, and wish I were with you. I am going to bed praying God for you and yours. I trust my prayers will not be fruitless, as I am asking for their happiness and yours, should it be at the cost of my own life. If you knew how I need to know that you are happy, my beloved, almost as much as to know I am loved by you! I love you, more than anything else in the world. Enjoy your success, this evening, my Victor, your beauty, your genius, and be happy with your delightful family. I will be proud and happy myself, provided amid all this you do not forget me. Above all I do not wish to importune or compromise you. I only want to love you to my last sight.

朱麗葉·德魯埃致維克多·雨果

啊，您想我吧，我最愛的人，好讓我感受到您的甜蜜，好讓你與家人的歡樂、與朋友和愛慕您的人的歡樂不會變為對我嫉妒和令我傷心。您想我吧，因為您就是我的生命和靈魂。想想我對您的愛如此深沉、純潔、專一吧，祝愿我能與您相聚在一起吧。我馬上要就寢了，還在為您和您的親人祈求上帝。我相信我的祈禱不會得不到回音，因為我不惜用生命換得您的親人還有您自己的幸福。要是您知道我是如何祝福您，我的愛，那么您也會覺得您愛我的心一點也不亞于我想您知道我是多么愛您。我愛您，我對您的愛超過了人間世上的一切。今夜盡情地為您的成功而歡樂吧，我的維克多，盡情地贊美您的美麗，贊美您的天才吧，為能與歡樂的家人團聚而高興吧!要是您在歡樂的時刻沒有把我忘懷，我定當感到自豪和宰福。不管怎么樣，最重要的是，我不想強求或委屈您，我只想受著您直到瞑目之時。