LETTER TO HIS FATHER. 23 



ical preparations. I shall tell you more of 

 that and of the Museum another time. From 

 twelve to one I practice fencing. We dine 

 at about one o'clock, after which I walk till 

 tv/o, when I return to the house and to my 

 studies till five o'clock. From five to six we 

 have a lecture from the renowned Tiedernann. 

 After that, I either take a bath in the Neckar 

 or another walk. From eight to nine I re- 

 sume my special work, and then, according 

 to my inclination, go to the Swiss club, or, 

 if I am tired, to bed. I have my evening 

 service and talk silently with you, believing 

 that at that hour you also do not forget your 

 Louis, who thinks always of you. . . . As soon 

 as I know, for I cannot yet make an exact es- 

 timate, I will write you as nearly as possible 

 what my expenses are likely to be. Some- 

 times there may be unlooked-for expenditures, 

 as, for instance, six crowns for a matriculation 

 paper. But be assured that at all events I 

 shall restrict myself to what is absolutely nec- 

 essary, and do my best to economize. The 

 same of the probable duration of my stay in 

 Heidelberg ; I shall certainly not prolong it 

 needlessly. . . . 



Now for the first time the paths of the 



