Those days were great feast days then for all of us, and we enjoyed every single hour of their stay from early morning till late at night.

We always began and ended every day with music, and frequently whole days were spent in the enjoyment of it.
"Both young Wallerstaettens were extremely musical and had splendid voices, and Leonore's exquisite singing stirred everybody deeply.

The Baroness always said that Leonore's voice brought the tears to her eyes, no matter if she sang merry or serious songs.

It affected me in that way, too, and one could never grow weary of hearing her.

I had just finished my seventeenth and Leonore her eighteenth year when a summer came which was to bring grave changes.