Inspection of the house; the garden pleasantly green; preparations underway for R.’s birthday. In the afternoon we attempted a walk, but the air was too close and heavy, so we returned home and passed the time in idle conversation in the summer pavilion. In the evening, a few acquaintances called, among them Feustel, once again bearing troubling news; though R. had believed that by deciding to abandon the earthworks the funds for rehearsals would be secured, it is now said that all the money has been consumed by the construction! … (Grandmother’s and Daniel’s birthday!)
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins.