appearance, for to-day I was at Prince Zeill's [Bishop of
Chiemsee--No. 56], who, with all courtesy, said to me, "I don't
think we shall effect much here. During dinner, at Nymphenburg, I
spoke privately to the Elector, who replied: 'It is too soon at
this moment; he must leave this and go to Italy and become
famous. I do not actually reject him, but these are too early
days as yet.'" There it is! Most of these grandees have such
paroxysms of enthusiasm for Italy. Still, he advised me to go to
the Elector, and to place my case before him as I had previously
intended. I spoke confidentially at dinner to-day with Herr
Woschitka [violoncellist in the Munich court orchestra, and a
member of the Elector's private band], and he appointed me to
come to-morrow at nine o'clock, when he will certainly procure me
an audience. We are very good friends now. He insisted on knowing
the name of my informant; but I said to him, "Rest assured that I
am your friend and shall continue to be so; I am in turn equally
convinced of your friendship, so you must be satisfied with
this." But to return to my narrative. The Bishop of Chiemsee also
spoke to the Electress when tete-a-tete with her. She shrugged
her shoulders, and said she would do her best, but was very
doubtful as to her success. I now return to Count Seeau, who
asked Prince Zeill (after he had told him everything). "Do you
know whether Mozart has not enough from his family to enable him
to remain here with a little assistance? I should really like to
keep him." Prince Zeill answered: "I don't know, but I doubt it
much; all you have to do is to speak to himself on the subject."
This, then, was the cause of Count Seeau being so thoughtful on
the following day. I like being here, and I am of the same
opinion with many of my friends, that if I could only remain here
for a year or two, I might acquire both money and fame by my