Helen asked if he thought such a thing as that could ever happen inAmerica. Schlesinger spoke very littleEnglish, and Clemens always had difficulty in comprehending rapid-fireGerman. Therewere times when Mark Twain wrote without much sequence, digressing thisway and that, as his fancy led him, charmingly and entertainingly enough,with no large, logical idea. The eye has a good memory.
They were going along well enough when he saw a little ripple running outfrom the shore across the bow. The first one he opened wasfrom Dean Sage, a friend whom he valued highly. Her strength of character and the proportions of her achievement show large when we consider this confession. Clemens spent most of his time up in the billiard-room, writing or playing billiards.
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