Diary Entry of November 23, 1871
Wagner searches for material to fill out the fifth volume and turns his thoughts again toward Weber. Cosima spends the day on Christmas preparations so intensely that she makes herself unwell. A letter from the Baden city councilors arrives, and the evening returns to Plato.
Thursday, November 23:
R. finds that he is 100 pages short for the fifth volume and is looking for material; he is thinking a lot about Weber. I work all day on Christmas and make myself unwell. In the evening Plato.
Letter from the Baden city councilors.