Sunday, May 12:
When I take Bonichen to the photographer’s this morning, we hear that shots have been fired at the German Emperor. Discussing all the possible motives with R., I feel that penury is the only convincing one: to commit suicide rather than starve, but beforehand to get some sort of satisfaction through a mad act of revenge against the person one might regard as the symbol of our society. A horrible deed, yet the condition which brought it about more horrible still!
R. in general not very well, somewhat languid. We read Kenilworth in the evening.