Dearest Anton!
Just two lines immediately, by way of reply!
Your letter is fine evidence of the excellence of both your spirit and your heart! In this sense, let me thank you, and rest assured of my deep pride in your friendship!
Your
Richard Wagner
Source: The Letters of Richard Wagner to Anton Pusinelli, trans. and ed. Elbert Lenrow (Alfred A. Knopf, 1932), No. 20