You good Mutz!
I am in the midst of preparations for packing and leaving, so only a hasty good day to you! Many thanks for the letter I have just received. It seems that you feel a bit better. What more could I wish than soon to breathe with relief again when I think of your present dreary state of health! I hope the cold showers will not excite you!
Well, tonight, at half past nine, I shall be in Lucerne, tomorrow at the Grand Duke's. On Thursday I expect to arrive in Wildegg at one o'clock; but perhaps it is nearer to come directly from Aarau. Then I would take a carriage in Aarau. I think I'll write this to you. Now I am a little confused.
Bülow wrote and enclosed a very politic letter from Albert to him. I'll bring it along to you. Everything goes smoothly. Nothing else has happened.
Don't be angry with this accursed scribbling, but Tausig has just arrived for dinner (with a crooked haircut). So—God protect you! Be sure that I find you in good health. I am certainly looking forward to Thursday. I commend you to your handsome Englishmen and Frenchmen. A thousand greetings, be in a lively and good humor—then I'll be happy.
Your
Richel
Source: Letters of Richard Wagner: The Burrell Collection, ed. John N. Burk (Macmillan, 1950), No. 179