. . . I have finally settled down (alone) in two finely situated small rooms close to the Rhine in a makeshift arrangement, and I am now awaiting the visit of my Muse into whose arms I may finally throw myself once more! Come and visit me some time, with or without Papa; I need something human, friendly! Bring it to me!
Source: Letters of Richard Wagner: The Burrell Collection, ed. John N. Burk (Macmillan, 1950), No. 250