The children bring me very poor marks; my reproof on this is received by Daniella in the saddest manner. Boni, too, breaks out into complaints, yet afterward feels heartfelt remorse for them; Daniella—poor child—seems to have resolved to carry her point here by sheer defiance! … What is there for me to do? … Is the serious trial of my life to begin here? … In the evening, music—the “Saint Cecilia” by Handel; delight in its many magnificent passages.
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins.