R. slept ten hours following yesterday’s exertion; we have not exchanged a word about the rehearsal, for I know only too well that nothing is more painful to R. than to speak further of the evil he has endured! — In consequence of this long sleep he is well and cheerful, visits Prince Hohenlohe and his singers; in the evening we have Semper with us, to our great delight. In the meantime I visit Marie D.
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins.