Bogdanovich on Grand Duke Sergey Alexandrovich and his identical reply to every report
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich replied to all introductions, petitions and communications in one stereotyped fashion: “Very glad, I thank you heartily.” He replied in just the same way when he was informed of the death of Dobryakov, the chief military doctor.
From the memoirs of A. V. Bogdanovich