Slept long; angry letter from Feustel. R. resolves to return a portion of the land to the city, as it proves itself so narrow-hearted to do nothing. I cannot help but compare R. to the poor hare in the tale, caught between the two hedgehogs, who calmly watch him toil in vain! …
In the afternoon, we drove out to the theatre in fair weather; Rus followed us, barking and leaping about. There we once more inspected the orchestra pit; firm decisions were taken.
In the evening, unpleasantness for R.: Herr von Reichenberg, for whom the role of Fafner was intended, could find nothing better to do than describe R.’s house attire in the newspaper, along with a most foolish account of the house itself. R. promptly dismissed him.
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins.