Cosima's Diaries

Diary Entry of January 27, 1878

Overview

Richard sleeps badly and suffers digestive trouble, yet still works, leaving the diarist torn between gratitude and anxiety. Outside their household, rumors of peace in the East offer hope after so much recent suffering.

Content

Sunday, January 27:

R. got no sleep after 3:30 a.m. and had digestion troubles.

He works still, and thus I hover between bliss and apprehension!

Rumors of peace in the East; we are hoping for a serious and definitive solution to this problem, after all the terrible sufferings it has caused.