Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Alexandra's letter to Nicholas, dated January 26, 1915, and Nicholas's telegram, dated January 27, 1915

Sources:


http://www.alexanderpalace.org/letters/january15.html

The letter:

No. 39
Tsarskoje Selo, Jan. 26-th 1915
My very beloved One,
How happy Olga must be to have you with her to-day a sunny day & recompense for her hard work. — Fredericks sends me the copies of Voyeikov's telegrams, so I got the news of all you do, & whom you see. — This morning I went to Znamensky church & the hospital, dressed several wounds & sat a little with Ania. She had the coiffeur so as to get her hair untangled, to-morrow he will come again & clean it. Ania is again ill, so nobody can do it well. She looks alright, complains only always about the right leg. Longs to go over to her house, & if the temp. gets quite normal, the Pss. has nothing against it. — How tiring it will be for us — but lovy, from the very first you must then tell her that you cannot come so often, it takes too much time — because if now not firm, we shall be having stories & love-scenes & rows like in the Crimea now, on account of being helpless she hopes to gain more caresses & old time back again — you keep fr. the first all in its limits as you did now — so as that this accident should be profitable & with peaceful results. She is much better, morally, now. — I have heaps of petitions our Friend brought her for you. — Here I enclose the telegr. you received before leaving. — Fat Orlov might find out through Buchanan what sort of a man this son of Steads is. —

Boris came here for 3 days to fetch Miechen — she cannot come to see me as she has not yet been out & there in Varsovie the warm air is to her good. She goes to see her hospital & train & motors. Its a great pitty, as the Poles neither care for the way in wh. she invites herself to their houses to meals — its so tactless of her arranging a second Paris. — Tatiana received the St. George's medal for having been under fire, soi disant, in her motor, when she went to bring presents to the Erivantzy — the General there gave it to her — that's not right, it makes the order too cheap — if a bomb, a shall burst near the motor & you are simply driving by chance with presents, not working under fire, you get it — & others who work for months, as Olga, quietly in one place, & therefore have by chance not got under fire, won't receive it. — Next Miechen will be returning with it, you will see — then Hélène & Marie deserve it much more for their work in Prussia at the beginning of the war. — Baby was out twice again & has rosy cheeks & does not complain of his leg nor of his arm — but he lies in bed. We take tea there, wh. is cosy & not so sad as down in my mauve room without you. One misses you dreadfully my love, have such bad nights — get to sleep only after 4 these three nights and wake constantly again, but the heart is keeping decent for the present.

Just got yr. telegram from Rovno & rejoice for you both Dears — I hope all will go off well at Kiev & Rovno.

Precious one, my tenderest thoughts always suround you longingly, lovingly & I rejoice for those that see you & to whom you bring new energy and courage. You brighten up all always by your serenity.

Lets hope you will have daily warmer sunnier, weather & will return browner. than when you went. —

Please, give kindest messages from us all to N. P. and M. — Do you sit sometimes in my compartiment?

Now I must give my letter out, as the man has to take it to town, — & then I shall get a little rest before dinner.

Do not worry, that you have no time for writing, I understand it perfectly well, & not for a moment am hurt. — Goodbye my precious One, I bless you & kiss you over & over again — ever so tenderly, all the favourite places. —
Ever yr. very own
Wify.

Nicholas' telegram:

Telegram.
Kiev. 27 January, 1915.
Hearty thanks for letters. Have inspected a charming hospital belonging to both of the sisters, and then the hospital of the nobility for 85 officers. Agreeable, frosty weather. Had a very cordial reception. Tender kisses for all of you, and A.
Nicky.


Above: Nicholas and Alexandra. Photo courtesy of Ilya Grigoryev at lastromanovs on VK.

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