Cosima's Diaries

Diary Entry of November 7, 1874

Overview

Richard finally sleeps somewhat better, giving the household a little relief, and the day moves between work, visits, and children’s play. A trivial misunderstanding over a crossed-out page turns into a real wound for her before the two of them make up, restoring a fragile peace.

Content

Saturday, November 7:

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 former friend of my father’s. In the evening the children played leapfrog in the salon, the two elder ones singing in harmony while doing so.

I ask R. to make me a present of the page he crossed out, and he does so, but since I forget it and leave it downstairs, he throws it into the wastepaper basket, which greatly offends me. Reproaches, reconciliation!