[Early July 1857.] It seems to me as though we had forgotten to send you a proper invitation for Sunday evening [12th] : permit us to remedy the omission herewith ! As you are aware, it is a feast in honour of Sulzer. I am also to inform you that tea will be served at 7 o'clock. We hope to see you appear quite punctually with Herr Kutter * whom we likewise beg you most cordially to invite on our behalf. For your personal gratification I may also tell you that of late I have been unable to work again at night ; Calderon, however, is committed to rest — Devrient sends you his kindest regards. For the rest, the world is still standing, Fafner alive, and everything as it was.
Richard Wagner
Source: Richard Wagner to Mathilde Wesendonck, translated by Ellis, No. 29