reminiscences of tolstoy

Reminiscences of Tolstoyby Ilya Tolstoy [his son]TRANSLATED BY GEORGE CALDERONIN one of his letters to his great-aunt, Alexandra Andreyevna Tolstoy, my father gives the following description of his children:The eldest [Sergei] is fair-haired and good-looking; there is something weak and patient in his expression, and very gentle. His laugh is not infectious; but when he cries, I can hardly refra