Tuesday, October 12:
Lulu nine years old! Grand presentation of gifts: birds, a dress, all sorts of things; she is overjoyed. Children's party with puppet show (me!) and dancing.
R. saddens me by claiming to have established through small, unimportant incidents that it would be better not to bring little girls together with boys. I almost reproach myself for having brought into his house as much disturbance as today, and intend to celebrate future birthdays in a different way. It also makes me melancholy that Hans did not send his child a greeting.