The Journal of Leo Tolstoi [1899
tries. Am all the time in Moscow. At first Res- urrection went well, then I cooled off entirely. 376 I wrote a letter to the non-commissioned officer 377 and to the Swedish papers. 378 For about three days I have again taken up Resurrection. Am ad- vancing.
Students' strike. They are trying to drag me in all the time. 379 I am counselling them to hold themselves passively, but I do not feel like writing letters to them.
... As to me my back is better. There is living with us, an interesting and live Frenchman, Sinet, the first religious Frenchman. 380 There is very much that I ought to write out. Have been in a very bad mood; now all right. Feb 22. Moscow.
June 26. Yasnaya Polyana.
Four months that I have made no entries. I will not say I have lived badly all this time. I have worked and am working diligently on Resur- rection. There is much that is good, there is that, in the name of which I write. During these days I have been gravely ill ; now well. . . .
Difficult relations because of the printing and translating of Resurrection, 381 but most of the time am calm.
Neglected correspondence. They continue sending money for the famine-stricken, but I can
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