ISBN: 9781154262483

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not … Mehr…

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII. News of Prince Koudacheff--Visit from Princess Katherine--The Armistice and Peace--A Quiet Day--Expenditure--A Visit from Mme. P German Education--German Character--National Names--Recollections of 1857--My Party Lost--Miss Muller in 1857--Miss Muller''s visit--Russia--Conversation--Gradations remarkable from East to West--Stoves--Services at the Chapel Royal--Thoughts--Godfrey''s stay at Tharand. July 3.--It is pleasant to find one''s interests cared for even by those to whom one has never even spoken of them. Poor Grundmann came in this morning, full of glee, to tell me that there was a gentleman in our hotel of the same name as my Prince Koudacheff. Could it be PRINCE KOUDACHEFF. 217 one of mine? I enquired if the Princess were with him; and, on hearing that she was, and that his name was Alexis, I wrote to ask if I might visit her. She immediately sent me word she would come to me; and accordingly did so. For a little while I felt as if all objects of interest and regard were not swept away--as if I too might one day be again at Matrusoff, once more see Viska, or find myself in Kiev, able to walk about. All the dear familiar names that she mentioned took me back to those happy days; and when her kind visit was over, I felt doubly what dreams all these hopes were. But I wrote letters to console myself--letters to those so dearly beloved; and sent to my favourite little Olga the trifle that she wished to possess of mine, and which I had forgotten to leave with her. Godfrey brought us the news of the singular Armistice and Peace. How I longed to 218 THE ARMISTICE. hear Prince Koudacheff speak of them; for I was sure that we should agree in mistrusting them, and be more than ever inclined to wait and see the results of so... Charlotte-Marie Pepys, Books, History, A journey on a plank from Kiev to Eaux-Bonnes, 1859 Books>History, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781154262483

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not … Mehr…

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII. News of Prince Koudacheff--Visit from Princess Katherine--The Armistice and Peace--A Quiet Day--Expenditure--A Visit from Mme. P German Education--German Character--National Names--Recollections of 1857--My Party Lost--Miss Muller in 1857--Miss Muller''s visit--Russia--Conversation--Gradations remarkable from East to West--Stoves--Services at the Chapel Royal--Thoughts--Godfrey''s stay at Tharand. July 3.--It is pleasant to find one''s interests cared for even by those to whom one has never even spoken of them. Poor Grundmann came in this morning, full of glee, to tell me that there was a gentleman in our hotel of the same name as my Prince Koudacheff. Could it be PRINCE KOUDACHEFF. 217 one of mine? I enquired if the Princess were with him; and, on hearing that she was, and that his name was Alexis, I wrote to ask if I might visit her. She immediately sent me word she would come to me; and accordingly did so. For a little while I felt as if all objects of interest and regard were not swept away--as if I too might one day be again at Matrusoff, once more see Viska, or find myself in Kiev, able to walk about. All the dear familiar names that she mentioned took me back to those happy days; and when her kind visit was over, I felt doubly what dreams all these hopes were. But I wrote letters to console myself--letters to those so dearly beloved; and sent to my favourite little Olga the trifle that she wished to possess of mine, and which I had forgotten to leave with her. Godfrey brought us the news of the singular Armistice and Peace. How I longed to 218 THE ARMISTICE. hear Prince Koudacheff speak of them; for I was sure that we should agree in mistrusting them, and be more than ever inclined to wait and see the results of so... Charlotte-Marie Pepys, Books, History, A journey on a plank from Kiev to Eaux-Bonnes, 1859 Books>History <