Saturday, August 5:
R. goes at midnight to fetch the King. I accompany him as far as the railroad station near the Eremitage; then R. drives away with the King and returns home late, but in raptures about his kindliness.
Cosima's Diaries
Diary Entry of August 5, 1876
Overview
At midnight R. went to meet the King, and she accompanied him as far as the station near the Eremitage before he drove off and returned late. His report afterward was one of delight, centered on the King’s extraordinary kindness. The whole episode ended the day on a note of gratitude and wonder.