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R. works, and I write some letters, after having tidied things up. I caught cold on the journey and cannot do much beyond continuing to read the professor’s pamphlet, which I find really very stimulating. In the afternoon R. goes out with Fidi; in Angermann’s a stranger addresses the child:…
View moreYesterday I returned home from Dresden; I have kept no diary of my stay there, since R. was unable to accompany me. I went to see a dentist, and also to visit the Luisenstift. It made a good impression on me, and I think I shall do well to send…
View moreYour High Honor, As part of the last birthday present, I have to send the two watercolours that have only just been delivered by the painter Heigel and furthermore, on the highest order, to communicate the following: 1. Thank you very much from His Majesty the King for your beautiful…
View moreMaking provisions for my departure tomorrow, R. is complaining about it and making more difficult what is already difficult enough for me! But I cannot give it up, and I now close this book with its account of the fulfillment of a maternal duty. From September 16, 1873, to October…
View moreR. did not have a good night and has to write letters in the morning, which always upsets him. Yesterday a telegram arrived from friend Richter, announcing his engagement; we congratulate him all the more joyfully since he is said to have chosen a good and pretty girl from a…
View moreWalked to the theater in the morning with friend Gersdorff. Said goodbye to him. He found the sight of the theater in the morning light truly magical. The unceasing activity amid all the splendors of Nature has its effect on me, and how movingly! — After lunch R. and I…
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