Monsieur et Maître:
I received your letter at a quarter past three; there are absolutely no box seats left; I am sending you an orchestra seat, and the director of the opera wants me to inform you that his box is always open to you. Accept, sir, my sincerest compliments.
Source: Letters of Richard Wagner: The Burrell Collection, ed. John N. Burk (Macmillan, 1950), No. 233