imperial-russia: English tutor Charles Sydney Gibbes with Grand Duchess Anastasia “She was the
imperial-russia: English tutor Charles Sydney Gibbes with Grand Duchess Anastasia “She was then but a tiny child slightly built and frail looking. Her movements were quick and keen and her eyes sparkled with life and intelligence. Of exquisite colouring, fragile and dainty, she yet possessed the physical strength so characteristic of the family and which belied her delicate appearance. She was, moreover, a little lady of great self-possession, always bright and happy. Ever bent on inventing some new oddity of speech or manner, her perfect command of her features was remarkable. I have never seen anything quite equal to it in any other child. The little Duchess was not always an easy child to instruct, especially by lessons which had to be given in the “traditional” manner. As I had taken the Moral Sciences and my Tripos and later on a special course in Child Psychology, I introduced as much innovation as I felt I dare. We had, as a rule, charming lesson, but sometimes there were storms.” Charles Sydney Gibbes -- source link
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