Monday, June 13:
Nothing from outside except beautiful weather, which refreshes us very much. Work with the children; R. at his sketches. In the afternoon a clumsy remark by me leads to slight discord; I almost feel grateful for the episode, since on such occasions we realize all the more strongly that we cannot bear the slightest lack of unity between us.
The student informs me that after long struggles he has given up theology and with it his scholarship, in order to devote himself to natural science, an almost heroic decision in his circumstances. In the evening to Countess B.’s, the Prince is nearing his end. Back home, W. Meister.