R. not very well, Mr Glatz also unwell, no studies, although there were discussions, and indeed not pleasant ones; it is important to prove to the good man that he has learned nothing and will learn nothing from Mrs Richter! R. and I are very melancholy that probably one hope has been dashed! …Where shall we find our Siegfried? …
Arrival of the “Bells of Strasbourg” from my father, a strange work; very effective in its execution, but so foreign to us…
In the evening read Gfrörer’s work. For me, I read Buckle’s “History of Civilization,” and as stimulating as the book is, I am astonished by the shallowness of its perspective.
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins.