Once more cold and nothing of a cheering nature; the painters Brückner so greatly in arrears; few applications from abroad, so that our friend Groß comes to entreat that R. should write to the King for a postponement of the repayment. R. does so without much hope, since the Civil List is said to be heavily burdened. The financial condition of Germany is reported to be dreadful!
Revised English translation by Jo Cousins [© Jo Cousins | WAGNER Salon]