One word, dearest Franz, to say that my score has safely arrived! I am anxious.
Richard Wagner
Source: Project Gutenberg eBook #4234, Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2, No. 201
Wagner's Letters
Richard Wagner to Franz Liszt
Undated
Overview
In this brief note Wagner acknowledges that the score he sent has arrived safely and says he is anxious for Liszt's reaction. The whole letter is a suspended moment of expectation.