Diary Entry of October 1, 1877
Fidi stayed in bed with a boil while the day was taken up by work with the children and birthday preparations for Lusch. R. kept working despite foot pain and dismissed Parsifal as badly timed for the present age, then settled into reading Herodotus in the evening.
Monday, October 1:
Fidi in bed, on account of his boil. Work with the children, preparations for Lusch’s birthday. R. works; in the evening he observes that Parsifal is pure madness in view of the interests of today. His foot is troubling him.
In the evening took up Herodotus again.