Friday, August 3:
R. unwell; friend Standhartner departs. Many household duties for me, the fight with the dragon, as R. calls it, that is to say, against the excessive spending.
Cosima's Diaries
Diary Entry of August 3, 1877
Overview
R. is still unwell, and their guest departs, leaving her with a heavy round of household obligations. She describes a continuing struggle to keep expenses under control.