The "Faust" Symphony must be written out quite fresh once more
before I send it to Schuberth. By the 15th February he will
receive the manuscript, together with a couple of lines for
Dorffel, who is almost indispensable to me as the corrector of
this work. I shall be over head and ears in work the next few
weeks, in order to do all that is necessary before I start on my
journey to Paris, which I shall probably do on the 20th February.
Best thanks for all the information in your last letter. Some
things, indeed most things, are still going very badly - upon
which we cannot and must not make ourselves any illusions; - but
if we are proof against these things we shall come out of them.
Before and after Lowenberg (in the middle of February) I shall
come and see you in Leipzig.
Meanwhile hearty greetings and thanks from your
F. L.
January 20th, 1861
You shall have the small sum for X. in the course of the week.
253. To Dr. Franz Brendel
Dear friend.
By yesterday's post I sent you -
A. The score of the second act of the "Flying Dutchman" - and two
orchestral parts of the duet (these latter in order that the
copyist, in writing it out, may guide himself by these, and may
not add the terzet-ending, as it stands in the score - Weissheimer
will give Thumler the exact speed). Beg Thumler to send me the
score back soon, as it may possibly be wanted at Easter in the
theater.
