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Tafft often told it on him. Clemens made as good a plea to Oom Paul as he could, and in some degreemay have been responsible for the improved treatment and the shortenedterms of the unlucky reformers. properly, for Clemens was likely to become involved in socialintricacies which required a directing hand. I did not wish him to humble himself; I was willing that heshould be severe, even harsh, if he felt

It was most interesting to hear from him direct theday's proceedings and his views of the situation and of Thaw. His horizon would be smaller, but even if he were six feet tall he would only have one foot for each mile of that I met up with that charming Colonel Chapman [we had known him on the previous visit] and other officers of the regiment & had a good time. Once, on acertain grand occasion, when nobody was permitted to pass beyond aprescribed line, he was stopped by a guard, when the officer in chargesuddenly rode up: Let him pass, he commanded.