Originally written for newspaperpublication, many of the articles referred to events of the day, theinterest of which has now pas It was graver than the InnocentsAbroad; it was less inclined to cynicism and burlesque than the Tramp. TheEmperor William of Germany once assured Mark Twain that it was hisfavorite American book, and on the same evening the portier of theauthor's lodging in Berlin echoed the Emperor's opinion. I had been engaged in writing the life ofThomas Nast, the cartoonist, and I had found among the material a numberof letters to Nast from Mark Twain.
He declinedlecture propositions from Pond at the rate of about one a month. Did he use the right word only when he couldn't think of another one, or did he run so much to wrong words because he didn't know the right one when he saw it? 12. CLXXXMANY WANDERINGSMentone was warm and quiet, and Clemens worked when his arm permitted. Don't be offended; I mean no offense.
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