17 February/2 March 1917

I do have measles. So does Alexei. And Anya, too! Anya complains more than all of us put together. Tatiana has pain in her ears, and her head is bandaged, so she can’t hear a thing. Olga’s cough is so bad, she can’t speak. Mashka is still all right. Mama has done all she can do to take care of us. Lili Dehn is staying with us, sleeping on the sofa in the Red Room, to be near us all. Papa went back to Stavka to see what can be done. He told us to be brave, and we promised, but we all burst into tears the minute he was gone.