Diary Entry of December 26, 1869
The children go to church, then gather for lunch and Cosima's comedy. A letter to Lusch from her aunt seems almost to demand the child's return, throwing Cosima into an inner struggle over whether to send her. With Boni unwell, Cosima writes near the nursery and commits the Christkind poem to paper.
Sunday, December 26:
Children to church, then lunch together; later played my comedy for them. Letter to Lusch from her aunt, who virtually demands that I send her. Shall I? Great inner struggle.
Boni unwell in the evening. I am writing this in the salon next to the nursery, and committing the Christkindchen poem to paper.