Cosima's Diaries

Diary Entry of August 8, 1880

Overview

They left the children after a late breakfast, and the farewell was painful, with some of the children crying while others stayed composed. The journey south lifted R.'s spirits as the air improved his mood, and by evening they reached Rome, settling into the Hotel Quirinal with the comfort of hearing German around them.

Content

Sunday, August 8:

R. slept, with the aid of bromine. Breakfast at 12, and then taking leave of the children. Under what circumstances shall we see one another again? Lusch, Boni, Eva in tears, Loldi and Fidi composed.

In the Rocca Secca region R. feels the benefit of the air, a mood of hopefulness. In Rome at 10 in the evening. Hotel Quirinal, run by Herr Guggenbuhl, a Swiss. Able to talk German even with the chambermaid.