Good Kietz,
Berlioz didn't get me a ticket, so I'm not staying in town and won't sleep at your house. I have put my case in the hands of God and Meyerbeer. Here are 50 fr. for the time being. I was able to get hold of them. How? You'll find out soon enough. God be with you. Don't do too much pederasty!
Your
Richard Wagner
Source: Letters of Richard Wagner: The Burrell Collection, ed. John N. Burk (Macmillan, 1950), No. 34