Cosima's Diaries

Diary Entry of November 9, 1874

Overview

She divides the day between lessons, letters, and the children, but her mind keeps circling back to whether sending the older girls away is the right decision. The afternoon’s garden light and Fidi’s singing offer a brief respite, yet her uneasiness remains close to the surface.

Content

Monday, November 9:

Worked in the morning with the little ones, in the afternoon with Lusch; after lunch I wrote some business letters. In the garden before work with the children, in splendid weather.

Worrying thoughts whether I am doing the right thing sending the two elder girls to the boarding school. My thoughts oppress me so much that in the evening I feel unable to read Prof. Overbeck’s rather dry book to R.

Fidi sings very nicely to us, a ballad! ...