My dear Countess- I am very unhappy at being apart from my son and would very much like to see him before I leave Petersburg. I write to you and not to my husband simply because I do not wish to make that great-hearted man suffer in remembering me. Knowing your friendship for him, I am sure you will understand me. Will you send Seriozha to me, or should I come to the house at a fixed time? I know that you will not refuse me. You cannot imagine how much I desire to see my son, or how grateful I will be to you for this Anna.