14–20 April 1856

Have just awaked. It is one o’clock. “ Christ is risen ! ” all you who love me. And I love everyone. I am well in spirit and in body. Finished Father and Son yesterday.

Finished even the correction of Father and Son , which on Nekrasov’s advice I am calling The Two Hussars . That is better. Have put my papers in order and mean to start on a serious work, Punishments in the Army. Had stomach-troubles these last two days, yesterday especially. Will write to Pelageya Ilfnishna.

Visited the Bludovs and Turgenev, and chattered very merrily with him.