95 THE EMPEROR IS: THE EMPEROR IS: QV to Salisbury, 24 Sept. 1896, ibid., p. 81. QV to Salisbury, 24 Sept. 1896, ibid., p. 81.

96 I HAD TWO: I HAD TWO: N to Minny, 2 [OS]/14 Oct. 1896, Bing, p. 120. N to Minny, 2 [OS]/14 Oct. 1896, Bing, p. 120.

97 THE ABSURDITY OF ... OF GERMANY: THE ABSURDITY OF ... OF GERMANY: Jefferson, pp. 21718, 128. Jefferson, pp. 21718, 128.

98 I AM EXTREMELY: I AM EXTREMELY: W to the Foreign Ministry, 9 Sept. 1896, W to the Foreign Ministry, 9 Sept. 1896, GP GP, 11, no. 2861, p. 360.

99 THIS WAS A RATHER: THIS WAS A RATHER: Jefferson, p. 220. Jefferson, p. 220.

100 MUCH STRUCK BY: MUCH STRUCK BY: Journal, 28 Sept. 1896, Journal, 28 Sept. 1896, LQV LQV, 3.3, p. 84; see also Jefferson, p. 216.

101 VERY DIFFERENT FROM: VERY DIFFERENT FROM: 27 Sept. 1896, Lutyens, p. 80. 27 Sept. 1896, Lutyens, p. 80.

102 DISTINCTLY AVERSE ... AN IMPRUDENCE: DISTINCTLY AVERSE ... AN IMPRUDENCE: Salisbury to QV, 29 Sept. 1896, Salisbury to QV, 29 Sept. 1896, LQV LQV, 3.3, pp. 85102.

103 HE THOUGHT IT ... AT PEACE: HE THOUGHT IT ... AT PEACE: QV account of talk with N, 2 Oct. 1896, RA VIC/MAIN/H/48/4. QV account of talk with N, 2 Oct. 1896, RA VIC/MAIN/H/48/4.

104 A BREATHTAKING TIP: A BREATHTAKING TIP: Mallet, p. 94, n. 2. Mallet, p. 94, n. 2.

105 KINDLY USE: KINDLY USE: QV to N, 5 Oct. 1896, RA VIC/H/MAIN/48/10. QV to N, 5 Oct. 1896, RA VIC/H/MAIN/48/10.

106 AS TO EGYPT ... HIS DEEDS: AS TO EGYPT ... HIS DEEDS: N to QV, 10 Oct. 1896, GARF 601/1/1111. N to QV, 10 Oct. 1896, GARF 601/1/1111.

107 WOULD UNQUESTIONABLY HAVE: WOULD UNQUESTIONABLY HAVE: Rosen, 1, p. 128. Rosen, 1, p. 128.

108 MET HIS MOTHER: MET HIS MOTHER: Radolin to Hohenlohe, 17 Jan. 1897, Hohenlohe, pp. 29294. Radolin to Hohenlohe, 17 Jan. 1897, Hohenlohe, pp. 29294.

109 BLACK, DARK AND: BLACK, DARK AND: N to Minny, 2 [OS]/14 Oct. 1896, Bing, p. 125. N to Minny, 2 [OS]/14 Oct. 1896, Bing, p. 125.

110 IN HIS PRESENCE: IN HIS PRESENCE: W to Hohenlohe, 20 Oct. 1896, W to Hohenlohe, 20 Oct. 1896, GP, 11 GP, 11, no. 2868.

111 SWINE: SWINE: Kiderlen-Wachter to Holstein, 15 Jan. 1907, Holstein, 4, p. 3. Kiderlen-Wachter to Holstein, 15 Jan. 1907, Holstein, 4, p. 3.

112 A FRIEND OF FRANCE ... AFTER HIM: A FRIEND OF FRANCE ... AFTER HIM: Holstein to Radolin, 10 Jan. 1897, ibid., 4, p. 1. Holstein to Radolin, 10 Jan. 1897, ibid., 4, p. 1.

113 CONCEITED AND VAIN: CONCEITED AND VAIN: Neilson, p. 65. Neilson, p. 65.

114 RUSSIA DOESN'T: RUSSIA DOESN'T: O'Conor to FO, 24 Jan. 1897, RA VIC/MAIN/H/48/32; see also Buchanan, 1, p. 169. O'Conor to FO, 24 Jan. 1897, RA VIC/MAIN/H/48/32; see also Buchanan, 1, p. 169.

115 SPECIAL BRANCH: SPECIAL BRANCH: Cook, Cook, M M, pp. 13536.

116 HAVE YOU ANY: HAVE YOU ANY: W to QV, 2 Jan. 1897, RA VIC/MAIN/I/61/1. W to QV, 2 Jan. 1897, RA VIC/MAIN/I/61/1.

117 AND I AM: AND I AM: Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 967. Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 967.

118 I FEEL LIKE: I FEEL LIKE: W to QV, 10 April 1897, RA VIC/MAIN/Z/500/7. W to QV, 10 April 1897, RA VIC/MAIN/Z/500/7.

119 PERSONAL HATRED: PERSONAL HATRED: Journal, 29 Aug. 1897, Journal, 29 Aug. 1897, LQV LQV, 3.3, p. 197.

120 THE GERMAN EMPEROR: THE GERMAN EMPEROR: 31 May 1897, Mallet, p. 21. 31 May 1897, Mallet, p. 21.

121 COMPLETELY UNa.s.sAILABLE: COMPLETELY UNa.s.sAILABLE: J. Morris, 2, p. 28. J. Morris, 2, p. 28.

122 IT NOW OCCUPIED: IT NOW OCCUPIED: Ferguson, Ferguson, Empire Empire, p. 240.

123 THE MOST WONDERFUL: THE MOST WONDERFUL: 22 June 1897, RA GV/PRIV/GVD. 22 June 1897, RA GV/PRIV/GVD.

124 A LOOSE AGGREGATE: A LOOSE AGGREGATE: J. Morris, 2, p. 422. J. Morris, 2, p. 422.

125 THE MOST DANGEROUS: THE MOST DANGEROUS: The Times The Times, 17 July 1897.

126 WHICH DOES NOT: WHICH DOES NOT: Roberts, p. 627. Roberts, p. 627.

127 VERY MUCH DEPRESSED: VERY MUCH DEPRESSED: 5 Nov. 1896, Mallet, p. 95. 5 Nov. 1896, Mallet, p. 95.

128 THE UGLIER SIDE OF EMPIRE: THE UGLIER SIDE OF EMPIRE: See Mike Davis, See Mike Davis, Late Victorian Holocausts Late Victorian Holocausts, p. 141.

129 EMPEROR NICHOLAS: EMPEROR NICHOLAS: Bulow to the Foreign Ministry, 10 Aug. 1897, Bulow to the Foreign Ministry, 10 Aug. 1897, GP GP, 13, p. 76.

130 NICHOLAS SAID: NICHOLAS SAID: See 20 Aug. 1897, See 20 Aug. 1897, GP GP, 13.

131 THANK G.o.d ... a VOMIR: THANK G.o.d ... a VOMIR: N to Minny, 23 July 1897, Bing, p. 128. N to Minny, 23 July 1897, Bing, p. 128.

132 WE HAVE ... TO: WE HAVE ... TO: W to FO, 6 Nov. 1897, W to FO, 6 Nov. 1897, GP GP, 14, p. 67.

133 HE WASN'T OPPOSED: HE WASN'T OPPOSED: Bulow to FO, 11 Aug. 1897, Bulow to FO, 11 Aug. 1897, GP GP, 14, p. 58.

134 AGREEMENT WITH THE EMPEROR: AGREEMENT WITH THE EMPEROR: Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 960. Rohl and de Bellaigue, p. 960.

135 THANK G.o.d WE: THANK G.o.d WE: N to George, 29 March 1898, Maylunas, p. 171. N to George, 29 March 1898, Maylunas, p. 171.

136 A SCRAMBLE FOR CHINA: A SCRAMBLE FOR CHINA: See Neilson, pp. 18495. See Neilson, pp. 18495.

137 WE FOLLOW IN: WE FOLLOW IN: W to N, 1 Jan. 1898, Grant, p. 44. W to N, 1 Jan. 1898, Grant, p. 44.

138 COLD AND: COLD AND: Bulow, 1, p. 205. Bulow, 1, p. 205.

139 I NEVER SAY: I NEVER SAY: Von Derenthall to Hohenlohe, 21 June 1899, Von Derenthall to Hohenlohe, 21 June 1899, GP GP, 13, p. 213.

140 NINNY ... GROW TURNIPS: NINNY ... GROW TURNIPS: Cecil, "Wilhelm II and," p. 12324. Cecil, "Wilhelm II and," p. 12324.

8 BEHIND THE WALL 18931904 1 KIND EYES: KIND EYES: Buxhoeveden, p. 245. Buxhoeveden, p. 245.

2 CHARMING, SYMPATHETIC: CHARMING, SYMPATHETIC: Tuchman, Tuchman, Proud Tower Proud Tower, p. 230, 2nd quote: W. T. Stead account of meeting Nicky, Nov. 1898, RA VIC/H/48/62.

3 AFTER TEA: AFTER TEA: 24 Oct. 1894, Nicholas II, 24 Oct. 1894, Nicholas II, Journal Journal, p. 134.

4 NEVER DID I: NEVER DID I: Ibid., p. 125. Ibid., p. 125.

5 MY SWEET OLD: MY SWEET OLD: 10 June 1895, ibid., p. 130. 10 June 1895, ibid., p. 130.

6 I ONLY HEAR: I ONLY HEAR: Radolin to Holstein, 19 Nov. 1895, Holstein, 3, p. 565. Radolin to Holstein, 19 Nov. 1895, Holstein, 3, p. 565.

7 LOVED A HOMELY ... ENGLISH HOUSE: LOVED A HOMELY ... ENGLISH HOUSE: Buxhoeveden, p. 52. Buxhoeveden, p. 52.

8 SHE LONGED TO: SHE LONGED TO: Ibid., p. 58. Ibid., p. 58.

9 OVER SENSITIVE AND: OVER SENSITIVE AND: Marie, Grand d.u.c.h.ess of Russia, Marie, Grand d.u.c.h.ess of Russia, A Romanov A Romanov, p. 82.

10 IF ALICKY SMILED: IF ALICKY SMILED: Vorres, p. 73. Vorres, p. 73.

11 STINGING ANSWERS: STINGING ANSWERS: Mossolov, p. 54. Mossolov, p. 54.

12 PUBLICLY REPRIMANDING: PUBLICLY REPRIMANDING: King, p. 250. King, p. 250.

13 IT WAS CONTRARY: IT WAS CONTRARY: Buxhoeveden, p. 77. Buxhoeveden, p. 77.

14 SHOWED JEALOUSY: SHOWED JEALOUSY: Mossolov, p. 30. Mossolov, p. 30.

15 WHY? SO AS TO HEAR: WHY? SO AS TO HEAR: Buxhoeveden. Buxhoeveden.

16 NEITHER THE TSAR: NEITHER THE TSAR: Mossolov, p. 239. Mossolov, p. 239.

17 SO RESERVED AND CLOSED-OFF: SO RESERVED AND CLOSED-OFF: Radolin to Hohenlohe, 18 Aug. 1897, Radolin to Hohenlohe, 18 Aug. 1897, GP GP, 13, p. 79.

18 THE SOVEREIGNS THEMSELVES: THE SOVEREIGNS THEMSELVES: Botkin, p. 31. Botkin, p. 31.

19 ON THEIR MAGISTERIAL: ON THEIR MAGISTERIAL: Lutyens, p. 81. Lutyens, p. 81.

20 NEITHER [GROUP] TOUCHED US: NEITHER [GROUP] TOUCHED US: Dehn, ch. 2. Dehn, ch. 2.

21 ROYALLY BORED: ROYALLY BORED: Mossolov, p. 197. Mossolov, p. 197.

22 IT ALMOST SEEMED: IT ALMOST SEEMED: Ethel Howard, p. 177. Ethel Howard, p. 177.

23 WILHELM LIKED TO SAY: WILHELM LIKED TO SAY: F. Ponsonby, F. Ponsonby, My Recollections My Recollections, p. 257.

24 ANYTHING STIFFER: ANYTHING STIFFER: Count Gleichen to E, 10 March 1905, RA VIC/W/45/126. Count Gleichen to E, 10 March 1905, RA VIC/W/45/126.

25 THE ELDERLY GENERALS: THE ELDERLY GENERALS: Topham, pp. 12526. Topham, pp. 12526.

26 GUSTAV VON NEUMANN-COSEL: GUSTAV VON NEUMANN-COSEL: Gorlitz, Gorlitz, Der Kaiser Der Kaiser, p. 206.

27 ONE DAY AT TABLE ... DICTIONARY: ONE DAY AT TABLE ... DICTIONARY: Witte, p. 101. Witte, p. 101.

28 THE POOR WORKMEN: THE POOR WORKMEN: Buxhoeveden, p. 109. Buxhoeveden, p. 109.

29 I FELT GREEN: I FELT GREEN: N to Minny, 7 [OS]/19 Aug. 1896, Bing, pp. 11617. N to Minny, 7 [OS]/19 Aug. 1896, Bing, pp. 11617.

30 UNABLE TO CHANGE: UNABLE TO CHANGE: Vyrubova, pp. 5758. Vyrubova, pp. 5758.

31 THE ENCHANTED LITTLE: THE ENCHANTED LITTLE: Botkin, p. 61. Botkin, p. 61.

32 OUR YOUNG MONARCH: OUR YOUNG MONARCH: Lamsdorff, Lamsdorff, Dnevnik Dnevnik, p. 401.

33 HE REMAINS: HE REMAINS: Konstantin Romanov's Journal, 27 Dec. 1897, Maylunas, p. 167. Konstantin Romanov's Journal, 27 Dec. 1897, Maylunas, p. 167.

34 THE EMPEROR IS: THE EMPEROR IS: Neilson, p. 54. Neilson, p. 54.

35 THE REPUTATION OF: THE REPUTATION OF: Tschirrsky to Hohenlohe, 16 June 1898, Auswartiges Amt, Russland No. 82/1/Bd 4, R10691. Tschirrsky to Hohenlohe, 16 June 1898, Auswartiges Amt, Russland No. 82/1/Bd 4, R10691.

36 TODAY ONE THING: TODAY ONE THING: MacDonogh, p. 220. MacDonogh, p. 220.

37 LIE LOW ... BODY: LIE LOW ... BODY: Mossolov, pp. 127, 13. Mossolov, pp. 127, 13.

38 THE BUREAUCRACY IS: THE BUREAUCRACY IS: Ibid., p. 129. Ibid., p. 129.

39 TO KEEP HIM ON TRACK: TO KEEP HIM ON TRACK: See Mackenzie-Wallace, 10 Nov. 1902, RA VIC/W/43/149. See Mackenzie-Wallace, 10 Nov. 1902, RA VIC/W/43/149.

40 THE VERY IDEA: THE VERY IDEA: Mossolov, p. 10. Mossolov, p. 10.

41 HE ONLY GRASPS: HE ONLY GRASPS: Polovtsova, Polovtsova, Krasny Arkhiv Krasny Arkhiv, 3, p. 131.

42 IRON, STEEL AND COAL: IRON, STEEL AND COAL: U.S. Library of Congress Country Studies, 1996. U.S. Library of Congress Country Studies, 1996.

43 LIKE A BUTLER: LIKE A BUTLER: Pares, p. 157. Pares, p. 157.

44 HE HAS n.o.bODY: HE HAS n.o.bODY: Buxhoeveden, pp. 1089. Buxhoeveden, pp. 1089.

45 WE TALKED FOR: WE TALKED FOR: Witte, p. 179. Witte, p. 179.

46 IT IS A COMPLETE: IT IS A COMPLETE: Minny to N, 1[OS]/12 Oct. 1902, Bing, pp. 16263. Minny to N, 1[OS]/12 Oct. 1902, Bing, pp. 16263.

47 A STRONG AND STEADY ... GRIEF: A STRONG AND STEADY ... GRIEF: N to Minny, 20 Oct. [OS]/2 Nov. 1902, ibid., p. 167. N to Minny, 20 Oct. [OS]/2 Nov. 1902, ibid., p. 167.

48 GLUM LITTLE VILLA: GLUM LITTLE VILLA: Nicolson, Nicolson, King George King George, p. 51.

49 A POKY AND INCONVENIENT: A POKY AND INCONVENIENT: Athlone, p. 123. Athlone, p. 123.

50 A LEADEN PELICAN ... SADDENED: A LEADEN PELICAN ... SADDENED: Nicolson, Nicolson, King George King George, p. 51.

51 HIS ENGAGEMENTS: HIS ENGAGEMENTS: See Gore, p. 126. See Gore, p. 126.

52 FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS: FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS: Nicolson, Nicolson, Diaries Diaries, p. 174.

53 667 DEAD: 667 DEAD: 3 Dec. 1893, Nicholas II, 3 Dec. 1893, Nicholas II, Journal Journal, p. 43.

54 33,967 ANIMALS ... BEASTS: 33,967 ANIMALS ... BEASTS: MacDonogh, p. 231. MacDonogh, p. 231.