six o'clock
Such a letter as this I have here given seems utterly incredible in this twentieth century , yet those who knew underground Russia immediately before the downfall of the Romanoffs will express no surprise . At once we went to Tsarskoe-Selo with all haste , and Rasputin had a long conference in private with the Empress and Anna , the outcome of which was that Alexandra Feodorovna dispatched an urgent message in cipher to the Tsar , who was still absent at South-West Headquarters . We remained at the palace all that day . At six o'clock Anna Vyrubova entered the room , where I sat writing some letters , and inquired for the monk . `` He was here a quarter of an hour ago , '' I replied . `` Then find him at once and give him this . It is most urgent , '' said the high-priestess of the cult of the `` sister-disciples , '' handing me a sealed envelope .