Friday, February 11:
R. works morning and afternoon on his piece; as he says, it is the first time he has ever written for money! Don Quixote is our restorer in the evening.
Cosima's Diaries
Diary Entry of February 11, 1876
Overview
R. worked all morning and afternoon on the new piece and remarked that it was the first time he had ever written for money. We took our comfort in the evening with Don Quixote.