Category: March 1875

Many thanks! Much trouble and vexation—I gladly await Herr v. Reichenberg, but my time is short which brings me to ask you to arrange the affairs with Herr Knapp. Since the conductors are behaving so badly, I have grown tired of the haggling and bargaining, and moreover Herr Knapp really…

Farewell to Elisabeth Nietzsche, who has rendered me such a service here. I accompany her to the station. The afternoon is spent writing letters and managing the household, R. unfortunately not well, having caught a cold; the formation of the orchestra is troubling him.   The performance for the King in…

The days pass in constant attempts to maintain our servant, whom we support along with his wife and children, asking only the proper decency in return.  On Sunday, he forgets himself so badly toward R. that he is immediately dismissed from service. One of the saddest experiences of the wickedness…

Still occupied with household duties, I hope to manage things so that R. feels well and at ease. He dines today with Mr. Rose, I with Elisabeth and the children. Late in the evening, R. returns home, quite pleased to be reunited with these people. Mr. Rose[1] brought him a…

I must now take charge of my troubled household, and I do so, spending the day busy with laundry. In the evening, R. laughs and says, "I am glad that I married a housekeeper after all." –   A letter from Hans, offering me 2500 francs towards the extraordinary expenses of…

Early in the morning a visit from Archbishop Hajnald, whom I also introduce to R.; then some errands and said farewell to the loveliest friend, later to the excellent Standhartners.   Depart around 7 o'clock, at 6 o'clock in the morning arrive in Regensburg, since there is a five hour wait…