Worked with the children; at eleven o’clock, letters — among them one from Hans, thanking me for mine! I say nothing to R., neither of the letter nor of my reply, and weep quietly to myself, as best I can. Then the reception of the new chambermaid — household arrangements for the feeding of our guests leave little leisure, and with a leaden weight, unresolved, I go about my day’s tasks.
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins.