Wagner's attitude to Minna had changed; the editor of his correspondence with her, John Burk, has said that she was to him "an invalid, to be treated with kindness and consideration, but, except at a distance, a menace to his peace of mind."
A actitude de Wagner cara a Minna cambiara; o editor da correspondencia do compositor con Minna, John Burk, dixo que ela era para el "unha inválida, a ser tratada con amabilidade, mais, salvo a unha distancia, unha ameaza para a súa paz mental".