Wednesday, April 28:
A day of correspondence and accounts; on top of that the house in disorder. — We hear that Hans has been swindled out of fifteen hundred pounds in England; grievous news. The lawyer Skutsch; another mortgage! ...
In the evening great tiredness. R. had wild dreams: an uprising of the rabble in Paris against him, he attempts to appease them through eloquence, someone eventually comes forward from the crowd, kisses his hand, and tells him he has convinced him, whereupon all calm down.
Probably this wild dream was brought on by the news, given to us by Bucher, that Bismarck was constantly receiving threats and warnings. Among other things Bucher quoted to us a letter which is utterly crazy and enough to turn other people crazy, too. Bismarck recently declared that he was glad of the urchins who always accompanied him in the street, for then he could be sure that nothing would come at him from behind - he could take care of what lay in front! ...