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Journey home with Siegfried, who wins all hearts. For diversion: “The Prince Robber” by Triller, [1] most entertaining, and a number of the Deutsche Rundschau. [2] – At one o’clock reunion with R.! He tells me he dreamt in the night that we were together in a dancing-hall; my partner…

Morning and afternoon, orthopedic examinations and exercises—great caution needed. The Minister, Herr von Gerstenberg, benefactor of the little land, visits me; a most agreeable conversation. In the evening to the theatre. A wretched piece by Herr Schweitzer [1] (a Socialist!), coarse and foolish. – Yet the children, for whom it…

An intimate breakfast, touched with the sorrow of parting. At one o’clock R. brings me to the station; I take Fidi with me to Altenburg. – The “Farewell, wife”, with its intense, repressed anguish, brings vividly before me all that has influenced and determined my life. At seven in the…

“Short and good, from lowest to highest, my dear nephew above all, remain well-disposed toward me!” R.’s toast to Kurt Kessinger. We take a heartfelt leave of our relatives. Gloomy, dreary weather—in the evening in the golden salon, no reading save a travel account of Prof. Haeckel: [1] Brussa. [2]…

A day of kinship; in the evening a small company in honour of the relatives, R. in the most cheerful spirit. A visit to Feustel gives at least no immediate cause for concern. Lulu’s birthday filled me with melancholy; how heavily do I bear—and ever shall bear—that one thought; I…

Lusch’s birthday: at noon, pick up our niece Kessinger [1] with her husband, the Colonel; a most cordial and friendly gathering—a little music in the evening. [1] Clara von Kessinger née Brockhaus, married to Kurt Kessinger, Colonel. Traduzione in italiano di Claudia Bilotti [© Claudia Bilotti | WAGNER Salon] Revised English…