Peter the Great: His Life and World by Robert K. Massie

Author:Robert K. Massie [Massie, Robert K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Non-Fiction
ISBN: 9780307817235
Amazon: B0075WPE20
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Published: 1980-02-22T08:00:00+00:00

Two days later, Peter wrote again:

I beg you to do everything that can possibly be done without me. When I was well, I let nothing pass, but now God sees what I am after this illness which this place and Poland have caused me, and if in these next weeks I have no time for taking medicine and resting, God knows what will happen.

When Menshikov sent word that the Swedes were building bridges in obvious preparation for resuming their advance, Peter answered worriedly on April 14 that he understood the gravity of the situation and would come if it was essential. But he begged Menshikov not to summon him to the army any sooner than was absolutely necessary, as he still desperately needed further rest and treatment. He added,

You know yourself that I am not accustomed to write in this way, but God sees how little strength I have, and without health and strength it is impossible to be of service. But if for five or six weeks from this time I can stay here and take medicine, I then hope, with God’s help, to come to you well.

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