. . . . . . "Saying that [Richard] Wagner has not answered his letter because it arrived just at the hour of triumph of \"la noire intrigue\" that has been mounted against him--or, more precisely, against his protector--, that Wagner is very touched by the proof of Ellerton's friendship, adding that the success of Tannhäuser pleases Wagner greatly and thanking Ellerton for letting him know of it."@en . "[Munich, early December 1865], to M. [John Lodge?] Ellerton"@en . . . "1865 12 00." . .