Angel on the SquareBy Gloria Whelan |
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asked me to come to the Alexander Palace and be one of her ladies-in-waiting. And of course you would come with me." "Oh, Mama!" The breath went out of me. ... Page 14
"We'll have to stay at the Alexander Palace, but we'll keep our house open for the sake of the servants, and of course Misha must continue to live here. ... Page 15
There will be plenty of time for questions tomorrow, and we won't be going to the Alexander Palace for a while yet. You will have plenty of time to get used ... Page 16
The Alexander Palace was in Tsar's Village, a town twenty-six kilometers away. I thought of all I would have to give up. Just yesterday, Lidya and I had ... Page 18
"Never mind that I'm going to live in the Alexander Palace with the Tsar and the Empress." "Impossible!" Misha dropped his knife and fork and stared at me. ... Page 19
"Living in the Alexander Palace will be like living in a prison," Misha warned. "You won't be able to go anywhere without soldiers guarding you. ... Page 26
The Alexander Palace had only a hundred rooms, none of them suitable for a ball, while the Winter Palace had a thousand rooms spread over twenty acres. ... Page 40
As we looked about at our pretty quarters, Mama warned me, "Enjoy this luxury while you can, Katya. I have heard the Alexander Palace is more plain. ... Page 87
CHAPTER FIVE THE ALEXANDER PALACE Fall-Winter 1913 In September, after many hugs from me, Lidya departed for her sister's home in Moscow, and Mama and I ... Page 88
Even with its rows of imposing pillars and its surrounding park, the Alexander Palace was not nearly so large and intimidating as the Winter Palace in St. ... Page 115
hear a word about war at the Alexander Palace, and I saw the Tsar nearly every day." "Be sensible, Katya. Do you imagine the Tsar sits at the tea table and ... Page 136
... from what I had seen of the Empress, I thought she would make a very good soldier, even a general. By the middle of August we were back at the Alexander ... Page 137
Alexander Palace. On August fifteenth, the Feast of the Assumption, when the ascension of the Virgin Mary into heaven was celebrated, we heard the first bad ... Page 142
and the Tsar turned the Catherine Palace into a hospital. The Catherine Palace, only a short distance from the Alexander Palace, was a strange place for a ... Page 158
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I remembered my first year in the Alexander Palace and how we had skated and had snowball fights. Now we had lost the secret of enjoying ourselves. ... Page 181
"I suppose life is very merry at the Alexander Palace." I was so happy to see him, I forgave him his condescension. "Oh, Misha," I said in a low voice, ... Page 193
They've taken over the Winter Palace and arrested the Tsar's ministers. Kerensky has formed a revolutionary government. ... Page 194
to the Alexander Palace at once. The Empress will need me." Misha said, "I beg you not to go, Aunt Irina. It won't be safe there." "What do you mean, Misha? ... Page 198
CHAPTER TEN LAST DAYS AT THE ALEXANDER PALACE Winter-Summer 1917 It was late evening when we reached the gates of the Alexander Palace. ... Page 224 Sorry, this page's content is restricted. |