https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000011396573&view=1up&seq=113
https://www.alexanderpalace.org/letters/march15.html
The letter:
No. 54a
Tsarskoe Selo, March 9-th 1915
My Huzy sweet Angel,
What happiness to know, that the day after to-morrow I shall be holding you tight in my arms again, listening to your dear voice and looking into your beloved eyes. Only for you I regret, that you won't have seen anything. If I could only be decent by the time you return. This night I only got to sleep after 5, felt such, pressure on the heart, and the heart rather much enlarged. Yesterday it kept normal, and I was also from 5-6 on the sofa and 8-11 — Irene and Baby are well — she suffered a good deal, but was brave — she likes her name, and so wished the child to be called by it, funny little thing. Dmitri, Rostislav and Nikita came to Alexei, and the latter dined with us. —
It is cold, but bright sunshine. — I enclose a letter from Masha, (from Austria) which she was asked to write to you, for peace's sake. I never answer her letters, of course, now; then a letter from Ania; — I don't know whether you agree to her writing, but I can't say no, once she asks me, and better like this than through the servants. She sent for Kondratiev yesterday — so foolish to get the servants to talk to in the hospital she already wanted to see them — only to make a fuss it's not quite ladylike, I must honestly say. Now she will be sending for your men, and that will be quite improper; — why can't she then sooner ask, after the poor wounded she knows and with whom, she won't have anything to do! —
Just got your telegram, it came in 15 min; thank God Przmysl taken, congratulate you with all my loving heart — this is good — what joy for our beloved troops! They did have a long time of it, and honestly speaking I am glad for the poor garrison and people who must have almost been dying of hunger. Now we shall have those army corps free to throw over to more weak places. I am too happy for you! —
From Olga good news, likes Lvov (Lemberg), she feels sad Misha is with wife there and she has never seen him for 4 years.
Now goodbye my treasure, I bless and kiss you over and over again — your very own
Sunny.
Nicholas's telegram:
Telegram.
Stavka. 10 March, 1915.
I forgot to thank you for your dear letter; was very excited over the happy news. A colossal number of prisoners was taken there. Lovely sunny weather. Am leaving at 3 o'clock. I kiss you warmly.
Nicky.
Above: Nicholas and Alexandra.
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