R. writes to the King, and I attend to arranging the laundry, which occupies me both before and after lunch, as the former housekeeper left everything in the greatest disorder. In the evening, a few friends. Mr Rubinstein plays us Beethoven’s Sonata in C-sharp minor [1].
[1] Op. 27 No. 2, “Quasi fantasia”, “Moonlight Sonata”, by Beethoven.
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins.