My dear Friend!
The “Conference” was again a—More about this verbally!
Let us abide by the delegates' meeting. If there are only a few of us, we at least represent something—namely, the Wagner Societies. A manifesto can very properly be issued in their name. My wife has written you concerning this.
Now, do come, and if possible bring Zeroni with you. My opinion is that eventually everything will go well.
With the most cordial greetings,
Yours respectfully,
Richard Wagner.
Source: The Story of Bayreuth as Told in the Bayreuth Letters of Richard Wagner, trans. and ed. Caroline V. Kerr (Small, Maynard and Company, 1912), No. 48