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6th October — Strelna
Christie didn't come, and I was unhappy in the evening. It would have been so glorious to spend it together with Christie on the Turkish sofa, stirring the soul with elevated conversation. In this respect, [my] fascinating friendship with Christie is a true blessing for my small moral world, and I thank God for a friend whose presence has such a good influence on me. With all the strength of my soul I grab every new, sublime thought keeping me from the dirt of life, from constant, daily, empty vanity...
8th October — Strelna
Read in full a collection of letters by A. S. Pushkin. I liked one letter, written in '22 to his brother in French. Pushkin's brother finished his studies and was preparing to go into the world; I liked the advice in the letter about meeting new people. Pushkin warns his younger brother off infatuations and charms, advising to potentially have a low opinion of new acquaintances: this will lower itself on closer relations; with such a method, you will not meet with sad disappointments, so painful for the young, trusting soul and destroying the charm and attractiveness of life. I copied this into my book.
8th October [Cont] — Marble Palace
I apparently still haven't noted in this book that in the new year I want to get a company, and until then will watch closely.
Translation by Lottie Bailey (@Medesikasta)
SOURCES:
Diary: К. Р.Дневники. Воспоминания. Стихи. Письма, ed. by Ella Matonina
Prozhito, diary of Konstantin Romanov
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