217. To Eduard von Liszt
Dearest Eduard,
.—. I am told that one or two newspapers announce that I am going to Paris. I have no thought of doing so, and am moreover very weary of travelling. What I should prefer would be to remain firmly fixed in one place, it matters not what, village or city, till my end, and to go on as quietly as possible with my work. As this is not permitted to me, I try at least to avoid unnecessary perambulations, do not go (in spite of various invitations) to Paris or London, and keep within that already far too extensive and troublesome triangle, Pest, Weimar, Rome!—So I shall again spend the next four months here, and then, at the beginning of April, pay you a week's visit.
Write and tell me where my dear cousin Marie is. [She had shortly before married Baron von Saar, an officer.] Is her husband established in Wiener-Neustadt, and in what capacity?
How are our Franz in Graz and his wife?
Heartiest greetings to the Frau Generalissimus-Procuratorin
[Eduard v. L. had in December 1875 become General Procurator.
Liszt called his wife in joke "Generalissima" or "Generalin.">[
from your heartily and faithfully affectionate
F. Liszt
Budapest (Fischplat 4), November 23rd, 1877
All friendly greetings to Bosendorfer.
218. To Jules de Zarembski