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On the verynext morning following his arrival he breakfasted with J. On the afternoon of my arrival we drove out, as formerly, and hediscussed some of the old subjects in quite the old way. Holmes and says I, 'Lookyhere, my fat friend, I'm a-running this shanty, and if the court knowsherself you'll take whisky straight or you'll go dry. They were all eager enough to go--Clemens more eager than the rest,though he felt a certain sadness, too, in leaving the tranquil spot whichin a brief summer they had so learned to love.

mosphere of consecration, and feelthat somehow we are helping him to weave a garland to lay on Joan's tomb. Beecher was preaching hisdoubtful theology to large and nightly increasing audiences, and it wastime to check the exodus. ong summer day, and the good that die experience no change, for they but fall asleep in one heaven and wake up in another. I do it every morning--well knowing that I shall find in it the usual depravities & basenesses & hypocrisies and crue