57.

MY DEAR SISTER,

[FOOTNOTE: Nannerl had not yet gone home, but was enjoying the
Carnival in various masks.]

How can I help the clock choosing at this moment to strike a
quarter after seven o'clock? It is not papa's fault either. Mamma
will hear all the rest from you. At present there is no fair
sailing for me, as the Archbishop is staying here, though not for
long. It is currently reported that he is to remain till he sets
off again! I only regret that he is not to see the first masked
ball.

Your faithful FRANZ v. NASENBLUT.

Milan, May 5, 1756.


Immediately after Ash Wednesday the trio returned to Salzburg,
where Mozart remained uninterruptedly for another year and a
half, actively engaged in the duties of his situation. He wrote
the following letter on the 4th of September, 1776, to the
celebrated Pater Martini in Bologna:--