Diary Entry of December 26, 1875
A miserable night, worsened by faulty lights and R.'s dream of her going mad and leaving him, leaves the day feeling strained and separate. She spends much of it writing letters, then finishes the evening with Almansor, a quiet occupation after the emotional disturbance.
Sunday, December 26:
We had a wretched, separated night. The night lights were not working properly; on top of that R. had a bad dream, that I went mad and wanted to leave him!
I spend the morning and afternoon writing letters; in the evening finished reading the story of Almansor.