How terribly it shook. It's better for the little one, but it still lies. How

It will be better, let's go to ours. You, darling, will understand how

heavily. The cross returned to us on the second day of Pascha, and now

received the first letter. A lot of things became calmer with him and that's it

time, the feeling of why they gave it away. Zina writes quite often, nothing from Lily, but you. Do Alya and her brother write? It became lighter.

There is no greenery yet. The Irtysh passed on the passion. Summer

weather. The Lord is with you, dear. I kiss them tightly, caress them.

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Letters of the Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna

December 9, 1917.

My dear, I constantly think about you, pray and talk and remember a lot. It's hard that it's been so long

we have not seen each other, but God will help us, and we will probably meet again, but I hope in better times than those that

We are worried. Let's remember the good Ek. Vic., wearing her brooches, and Your little things are always with us and so remind Thee. We live quietly and peacefully. The days pass very soon.

In the morning we have lessons. We walk from 11-12 in front of the house in a place barred for us, we all have breakfast together downstairs. Sometimes

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Mom and Alexei are with us, but usually they are alone upstairs

in the Pope's blue study. During the day, we also walk for an hour and a half, if it is not very cold. We drink tea upstairs. Then we read or

We write, have lunch together again, and then everyone stays

In the evening at our place. Who works or plays cards or whatever. Sometimes the Pope reads aloud.

And so every day the same. On Saturdays we have

There is a vigil at home in the hall at 9 o'clock. in the evening, since