In the morning, R. always reads from the work of the “Generalstab”[1], with much pleasure. I write to the children and give the little ones their lesson. A fine letter from the King to R.; otherwise, many worries, the inn question, the money question, the Siegfried question, one might certainly feel quite heavy-hearted and oppressed. In the evening, our little group of musicians.
[1] Book: The Franco-German War, 1870–71: Edited by the Military History Section of the Great General Staff.
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins.