Category: November 1874

R. has now had two better nights, thanks (it seems) to pepsin. He works; crosses out the page he wrote during the night. I worked with Lusch and Isolde.  In the afternoon a reception at Frau Raila’s, where I met the widow of the director of the Germanic Museum, a…

In the morning a discussion with R., who is quite unwilling to admit the need for caution in regard to our finances. In the morning worked a lot with Loldi (and finished a pair of leggings at the same time). In the afternoon German history and geography with Lusch, in…

Again a wretched night for R.—and that on top of all the terrible work he still has to complete, and this terrible undertaking with all it comprises! At times I feel as if we must go under—to my worries about his health I must add my worries about the children,…

Last night R. got up again and read the report of the general staff, whose skill in describing things simply he finds very attractive. The men who direct such a war appear to him to be super human, and certainly no excitement can be compared with the heightened mental activity…

All Souls’ Day! Let it be dedicated to all my liberated souls! I thought in particular of Marie, who always celebrated this day in silence.  Today, too, I intend to write to the headmistress of the boarding school—may the spirit of the departed souls stand guard over my decision, so…