Sunday, July 28:
The children in church; I in the garden with Fidi and Eva, writing letters to Lucca, Claire, Fritz. R. is still correcting his biography and is enjoying the book about mountains, from which he learns, among other things, that Arminius was never in the service of Rome.
Thundery atmosphere; I in the park with the children; in the evening the tenor and the pianist; finished Rheingold. Herr Diener sings some of the Wesendonck songs.
R. is very shocked to read in the newspaper that the descendant of Beethoven whom he recommended to the King’s bounty has been arrested for fraudulent conversion. “I have had no luck with my recommendations. The singing teacher Schmitt, Mme Schnorr, Hallwachs, Fröbel, Baron Perfall, and now Beethoven!”
Much joy in Fidi; but Loldi still troubled with her eye.
Letter from the agents that Herr Fürstner in Berlin has bought up Meser’s business; R. very pleased, would like to sever all connections with Schott. Letter to me from A. Frommann: she has left Berlin and is asking the Empress to release her.
Nothing from my father; it looks as if Frau v. M[eyendorff] has achieved her aim.