Dear Herr Kietz,
Richard, overloaded with work, requests me to tell you that he immensely regrets the calamity in which you are involved. He hopes that the soon-to-be-expected end of the war will restore you to where you live and that you will find employment in Zürich in the meantime. We have not asked you to see him in Triebschen because our guest room is occupied by Conductor Richter, and after the completion of a pressing work my husband and I will start off for a little trip.
With best thanks for your friendly congratulations, and cordial regards
C. Wagner
Source: Letters of Richard Wagner: The Burrell Collection, ed. John N. Burk (Macmillan, 1950), No. 312