68.

Augsburg, Oct. 23, 1777.

MY concert took place yesterday. Count Wolfeck interested himself
much in it, and brought some chanoinesses with him. I went to his
lodgings the very day I arrived, but he was not here at that
time. A few days ago he returned, and on hearing that I was still
in Augsburg, he did not wait for a visit from me, but at the very
moment when I was taking my hat and sword to go to call on him he
walked in. I must now give you a description of the last few days
before my concert. Last Saturday I was at St. Ulrich's, as I
already told you. Some days before my cousin took me with him to
present me to the Prelate of the Holy Cross, a kind excellent old
man. Previous to going to St. Ulrich's last Saturday, I went with
my cousin to the Monastery of the Holy Cross, as the first time I
was there neither the Deacon nor the Procurator was at home, and
my cousin told me that the Procurator was very jolly. [Here mamma
inserts a few lines--which frequently occurs in the letters. She
says at the close:] "I am quite surprised that Schuster's duets
[see No. 63] are still"--Wolfgang: "Oh, he has got them." Mamma:
"No, indeed; he always writes that he has not got them."
Wolfgang: "I hate arguing; I am sure he has got them, so there's
an end of it." Mamma: "You are mistaken." Wolfgang: "No; I am
right. I will show it to mamma in his own writing." Mamma: "Well,
where is it?" Wolfgang: "Here; read it." She is reading it at
this moment.