Richter's wedding day! – In the morning R. says to me: "I am ever more convinced of the truth of Voltaire's words, that religion cannot be absurd enough for the common people, and that Christianity cannot be separated from its Jewish foundation. The Father in heaven belongs to this idea,…
R. had a better night and begins his studies with Mr Glatz; there is much to be done, but he is not without hope. Coffee gathering for me, for R. the visit from Mr Skutsch, who had been in Leipzig to seek advice; it turns out that nothing can be…
R. reads a lot of Gfrörer; the seven-day silence before the judgment in the books of the Jewish mystics makes a great impression on him. Image: … as the world was created in seven days, so it ends with seven days of silence. That the beginning of that world is…
R. always sleepless or tormented by wild dreams. “At least let me have Eva,” with these words he woke up when he saw me leaving him with the children. Before he had felt himself to be an object of scorn and contempt! He dines with Karl Kolb and comes back…
R. had another bad night! … Mr Skutsch is travelling to Leipzig to consult a lawyer! –– Sergeant Schlickau continues his teaching, and significant progress is already evident! … In the evening, Mr Glatz, a very cultivated and agreeably handsome man, his voice is powerful, but the outcome of the…
R. had a very poor night… Around midday, Mr Glatz[1], the future Siegfried, arrives. He brings news from Richter, whose fiancée[2] is of Jewish descent. In the afternoon the notary Skutsch, there is little hope of ridding oneself from the gentlemen[3] through legal means, and thus the situation is almost…
