Diary Entry of June 9, 1870
Bad June weather prevents Wagner from settling into work and keeps the household subdued. A family lunch is brightened by Loldi’s beauty, which Wagner imagines through figures like Sakuntala and Cenerentola. A drive, a letter to the stranded Kietz, and Wilhelm Meister in the evening provide the day’s modest structure.
Thursday, June 9:
Very bad weather, to which the month of June is subject here. R. unwell, does not get around to working. Family lunch: Loldi very beautiful, as if from another world, R. says, Sakuntala or Cenerentola. A drive after lunch. In the evening read Wilhelm Meister. (R. writes to Herr Kietz, who is still “stuck” in Zurich.)