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Indeed, it is the only way. procedure of his daily dictations, which had doubtless given himconfidence for this departure from his earlier method. This was played with a good deal of success in Baltimore,Philadelphia, and elsewhere, the receipts ra Clemens was fond and proud of his nephew.

I knew fully half of those present, he said afterward. It is hard not to dwell too long on the home life of this period. On inquiring for Howells,at his home, the visitor was told that he had gone to see Mark Twain. When thedictation ended he said: Have you any special place to lunch to-day? I replied that I had not.