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Fine morning, drive with our friends to the Fantaisie, at lunch the mayor and the dean. In the evening R. reads Parzival* to our two friends. Whether they appreciate it I do not know, but it again moves me unutterably.

First visitor in the morning; friend Lenbach; great joy at seeing him again. At one o’clock the little Countess*, friendly meeting. Lenbach delights us with his pleasure in Bayreuth, which he finds interesting. Drive to the Eremitage. Richter returns home on foot with the children, but sprains his ankle on…

Marvelous clear weather, yesterday R. pointed out to me the crescent moon with the evening star, that lovely celestial emblem. The marble slabs bearing the motto are affixed to our house, people in the street watching curiously. We receive reports about Tristan und Isolde in Weimar, a very nice one…

The weather has turned mild again. Worked much with Lusch. — A lot of bills are coming in; I remark to R. how curious it is that I, who have never known real financial need, should be in a constant state of worry, whereas he, who has suffered so much…

Much to do with Maurer, the hall is not yet finished. R. works, wonders frequently, since he never hears the orchestra, whether he is not using too many instruments. After lunch childhood memories; he used to pronounce Shakespeare “Shar-kespay-ar” until a Frau Dr. Schneider, with whom his family spent one…

Very cold weather; in the morning R. calls to me that I should put on two furs for our coffee in the summerhouse. As the children are in church, we can settle various, things (letter to the singer Scaria, also to Sascha Ritter about the conductor’s post in Hamburg). In…