第22章

ButhisfaithinthenewSellershadneverdied，andthetemptationtousescenesfromtheabandonedplayprovedtobetoostrongtoberesisted。Theresultwasincongruousenough。Theauthor，however，admireditamazinglyatthetime。HesentHowellsstirringreportsofhisprogress。HewroteHallthatthebookwouldbereadysoonandthattheremustbeseventy—fivethousandordersbythedateofissue，"notasingleoneshortofthat。"Thensuddenly，attheendofFebruary，therheumatismcamebackintohisshoulderandrightarmandhecouldhardlyholdthepen。Heconceivedtheideaofdictatingintoaphonograph，andwroteHowellstotestthisinventionandfindoutastotermsforthreemonths，withcylindersenoughtocarryonehundredandseventy—fivethousandwords。

Idon’twanttoeraseanyofthem。Myrightarmisnearlydisabledbyrheumatism，butIamboundtowritethisbook(andsell100，000

copiesofit—no，Imean1，000，000——nextfall)。IfeelsureIcandictatethebookintoaphonographifIdon’thavetoyell。Iwrite2，000wordsaday。IthinkIcandictatetwiceasmany。

Butmind，ifthisisgoingtobetoomuchtroubletoyou——goaheadanddoitallthesame。

Howellsrepliedencouragingly。Hehadtalkedaletterintoaphonographandthephonographmanhadtalkedhisanswerintoit，afterwhichthecylinderhadbeentakentoatypewriterinthe—nextroomandcorrectlywrittenout。Ifamanhadthe"cheek"todictatehisstoryintoaphonograph，Howellssaid，alltherestseemedperfectlyeasy。

Clemensorderedaphonographandgaveitaprettyfairtrial。Itwasonlyapartialsuccess。Hesaidhecouldn’twriteliteraturewithitbecauseithadn’tanyideasorgiftforelaboration，butwasjustasmatter—of—fact，compressiveandunresponsive，graveandunsmilingasthedevil——apooraudience。

Ifilledfourdozencylindersintwosittings，thenIfoundIcouldhavesaiditaboutaseasywiththepen，andsaiditadealbetter。ThenI

resigned。

Hedidnotimmediatelygiveitup。Torelievehisachingarmhealternatedthephonographwiththepen，andtheworkprogressedrapidly。

EarlyinMayhewasarrangingforitsserialdisposition，anditwaseventuallysoldfortwelvethousanddollarstotheMcClureSyndicate，whoplaceditwithanumberofpapersinAmericaandwiththeIdlerMagazineinEngland。W。M。Laffan，oftheSun，anoldandtriedfriend，combinedwithMcClureinthearrangement。LaffanalsoproposedtojoinwithMcClureinpayingMarkTwainathousanddollarseachforaseriesofsixEuropeanletters。ThiswastowardtheendofMay，1891，whenClemenshadalreadydecideduponalongEuropeansojourn。

Therewereseveralreasonswhythiswasdesirable。NeitherClemensnorhiswifewasingoodhealth。Bothofthemweretroubledwithrheumatism，andacouncilofphysicianshadagreedthatMrs。Clemenshadsomedisturbanceoftheheart。ThedeathofCharlesL。WebsterinApril——thefourthdeathamongrelativesintwoyears——hadrenewedherforebodings。

Susy，whohadbeenatBrynMawr，hadreturnedfarfromwell。TheEuropeanbathsandthechangeoftravelitwasbelievedwouldbebeneficialtothefamilyhealth。Furthermore，themaintenanceoftheHartfordhomewasfartoocostlyfortheirpresentandprospectiveincome。Thehousewithitsassociationsofseventeenincomparableyearsmustbeclosed。Agreatperiodhadended。

Theyarrangedtosailonthe6thofJunebytheFrenchline。——[OntheGascogne。]——Mrs。Cranewastoaccompanythem，andcameoverinApriltohelpinbreakingthenewstotheservants。JohnandEllenO’Neill(thegardenerandhiswife)weretoremainincharge；placeswerefoundforGeorgeandPatrick。KatieLearywasretainedtoaccompanythefamily。

Itwasasaddissolution。

Thedaycamefordepartureandthecarriagewasatthedoor。Mrs。

Clemensdidnotcomeimmediately。Shewaslookingintotherooms，biddingakindofsilentgood—bytothehomeshehadmadeandtoallitsmemories。Followingtheotherssheenteredthecarriage，andPatrickMcAleerdrovethemtogetherforthelasttime。Theyweregoingonalongjourney。Theydidnotguesshowlong，orthattheplacewouldneverbehometothemagain。

CLXXVI

AEUROPEANSUMMER

TheylandedatHavreandwentdirectlytoParis，wheretheyremainedaboutaweek。FromParisClemenswrotetoHallthatadealbywhichhehadhopedtosellouthisinterestinthetype—settertotheMallorys，oftheChurchman，hadfallenthrough。

"Therefore，"hesaid，"youwillhavetomodifyyourinstalmentsystemtomeettheemergencyofaconstipatedpurse；forifyoushouldneedtoborrowanymoremoneyIwouldnotknowhoworwheretoraiseit。"

TheClemenspartywenttoGeneva，thenrestedforatimeatthebathsofAix；fromAixtoBayreuthtoattendtheWagnerfestival，andfromBayreuthtoMarienbadforfurtheradditionsofhealth。ClemensbeganwritinghisnewspaperlettersatAix，thefirstofwhichconsistsofobservationsatthat"paradiseofrheumatics。"ThisletterisreallyacarefulandfaithfuldescriptionofAix—les—Bains，withnoparticulardriftofhumorinit。Hetellshowinhisowncasethebathsatfirstdevelopedplentyofpain，butthatthesubsequentonesremovedalmostallofit。

"I’vegotbacktheuseofmyarmthelastfewdays，andIamgoingawaynow，"hesays，andconcludesbydescribingthebeautifuldrivesandsceneryaboutAix——thepleasurestobefoundpaddlingonlittleLakeBourgetandthehappyexcursionstoAnnecy。

AttheendofanhouryoucometoAnnecyandrattlethroughitsoldcrookedlanes，builtsolidlyupwithcuriousoldhousesthatareadreamoftheMiddleAges，andpresentlyyoucometothemainobjectofyourtrip——LakeAnnecy。Itisarevelation。Itisamiracle。

Itbringsthetearstoabody’seyes。Itissoenchanting。Thatistosay，itaffectsyoujustasallotherthingsthatyouinstantlyrecognizeasperfectaffectyou——perfectmusic，perfecteloquence，perfectart，perfectjoy，perfectgrief。

Hewasgettingbackintohisolddescriptiveswing，buthisdislikefortravelwasagainsthim，andhefoundwritingthelettershard。FromBayreuthhewrote"AttheShrineofSt。Wagner，"oneofthebestdescriptionsofthatgreatmusicalfestivalthathasbeenputintowords。

Hepaidfulltributetotheperformance，alsototheWagnerdevotion，confessingitsgenuineness。

Thisoperaof"TristanandIsolde"lastnightbroketheheartsofallwitnesseswhowereofthefaith，andIknowofsome，andhaveheardofmany，whocouldnotsleepafterit，butcriedthenightaway。Ifeelstronglyoutofplacehere。SometimesIfeelliketheonesanepersoninthecommunityofthemad；sometimesIfeelliketheoneblindmanwhereallotherssee；theonegropingsavageinthecollegeofthelearned，andalwaysduringserviceIfeellikeahereticinheaven。

Hetellshowhereallyenjoyedtwooftheoperas，andrejoicedinsupposingthathismusicalregenerationwasaccomplishedandperfected；

butalas！hewasinformedbyexpertsthatthoseparticulareventswerenotrealmusicatall。Thenhesays：

Well，Ioughttohaverecognizedthesigntheold，suresignthathasneverfailedmeinmattersofart。WheneverIenjoyanythinginartitmeansthatitismightypoor。Theprivateknowledgeofthisfacthassavedmefromgoingtopieceswithenthusiasminfrontofmanyandmanyachromo。However，mybaseinstinctdoesbringmeprofitsometimes；Iwastheonlymanoutof3，200whogothismoneybackonthosetwooperas。

HisthirdletterwasfromMarienbad，inBohemia，another"health—

factory，"ashecallsit，andisofthesamegeneralcharacterasthosepreceding。InhisfourthletterhetoldhowhehimselftookchargeofthefamilyfortunesandbecamecourierfromAixtoBayreuth。Itisaverydelightfulletter，mostofit，andprobablynotgreatlyburlesquedorexaggeratedinitsdetails。Itisincludednowinthe"CompleteWorks，"asfreshanddelightfulasever。TheyreturnedtoGermanyattheendofAugust，toNuremberg，whichhenotesasthe"cityofexquisiteglimpses，"andtoHeidelberg，wheretheyhadtheiroldapartmentofthirteenyearsbefore，Room40attheSchlossHotel，withitswonderfulprospectofwoodandhill，andthehaze—hauntedvalleyoftheRhine。

Theyremainedlessthanaweekinthatbeautifulplace，andthenwereoffforSwitzerland，Lucerne，Brienz，Interlaken，finallyrestingattheHotelBeauRivage，Ouchy，Lausanne，onbeautifulLakeLeman。

Clemenshadagreedtowritesixofthenewspaperletters，andhehadbythistimefinishedfiveofthem，thefifthbeingdatedfromInterlaken，itssubject，"Switzerland，theCradleofLiberty。"HewrotetoHallthatitwashisintentiontowriteanotherbookoftravelandtotakeayearortwotocollectthematerial。TheCenturyeditorswereafterhimforaseriesafterthestyleofInnocentsAbroad。Heconsideredthissuggestion，butdeclinedbycable，explainingtoHallthatheintendedtowriteforserialpublicationnomorethanthesixnewspaperletters。Hesaid：

Towriteabookoftravelwouldbelesstroublethantowritesixdetachedchapters。Eachoftheselettersrequiresthesamevarietyoftreatmentandsubjectthatoneputsintoabook；butinthebookeachchapterdoesn’thavetoberoundedandcompleteinitself。

Hesuggestedthatthesixlettersbegatheredintoasmallvolumewhichwouldcontainaboutthirty—fiveorfortythousandwords，tobesoldaslowastwenty—fivecents，butthisideaappearstohavebeendropped。

AtOuchyClemensconceivedtheideaoftakingalittletriponhisownaccount，anexcursionthatwouldbearestafterthestrenuousthreemonths’travelandsightseeing——onethathecouldturnintoliterature。

HeengagedJosephVery，acourierusedduringtheirearlierEuropeantravels，andhighlyrecommendedintheTrampAbroad。HesentJosephovertoLakeBourgettoengageaboatandaboatmanforatendays’tripdowntheriverRhone。ForfivedollarsJosephboughtasafe，flat—bottomcraft；alsoheengagedtheowneraspilot。Afewdayslater——September19——Clemensfollowed。TheystoppedovernightonanislandinLakeBourget，andinhisnotesClemenstellshowhesleptintheoldcastleofChatillon，intheroomwhereapopewasborn。Theystartedontheirdriftnextmorning。ToMrs。Clemens，insomegood—bymemoranda，hesaid：

Thelakeisassmoothasglass；abrilliantsunisshining。

Ourboatissocomfortableandshadywithitsawning。

11。20。Wehavecrossedthelakeandareenteringthecanal。ShallpresentlybeintheRhone。

Noon。NearlydowntotheRhone，passingthevillageofChanaz。

Sunday，3。15P。M。WehavebeenintheRhonethreehours。Itisunimaginablystill&reposeful&cool&soft&breezy。Norowingorworkofanykindtodo——wemerelyfloatwiththecurrentweglidenoiselessandswift——asfastasaLondoncab—horseripsalong——8

milesanhour——theswiftestcurrentI’veeverboatedin。Wehavetheentirerivertoourselvesnowhereaboatofanykind。

PleasantitmusthavebeeninthewarmSeptemberdaystogoswingingdownthatswift，graystreamwhichcomesracingoutofSwitzerlandintoFrance，fedfromathousandglaciers。Hesentalmostdailymemorandaofhisprogress。Half—waytoArleshewrote：

It’stoodelicious，floatingwiththeswiftcurrentundertheawningthesesuperb，sunshinydaysindeeppeaceandquietness。

Someofthesecuriousoldhistoricaltownsstrangelypersuademe，butitissolovelyafloatthatIdon’tstop，butviewthemfromtheoutsideandsailon。Wegetabundanceofgrapesandpeachesfornexttonothing。My，butthatinnwassuffocatingwithgarlicwherewestayedlastnight！Ihadtoholdmynoseaswewentup—stairsorIbelieveIshouldhavefainted。

Littlebitofaroom，rudeboardfloorunswept，2chairs，unpaintedwhitepinetable——voidthefurniture！Hadagoodfirmbed，solidasarock，&youcouldhavebrainedanoxwiththebolster。

Thesesixhourshavebeenentirelydelightful。IwanttodoalltheriversofEuropeinanopenboatinsummerweather。

Stillfurtheralonghedescribedoneoftheirshoreaccommodations。

Nightcaughtusyesterdaywherewehadtotakequartersinapeasant’shousewhichwasoccupiedbythefamilyandalotofcows&

calves，alsoseveralrabbits。——[Hiswordforfleas。Neitherfleasnormosquitoeseverbithim—probablybecauseofhissteadyuseoftobacco。]——Thelatterhadaball&Iwastheballroom；buttheywereveryfriendlyanddidn’tbite。

Thepeasantsweremightykindandhearty&flewaround&didtheirbesttomakeuscomfortable。ThismorningIbreakfastedontheshoreintheopenairwithtwosociabledogs&acat。Cleancloth，napkins&tablefurniture，whitesugar，avasthunkofexcellentbutter，goodbread，first—classcoffeewithpuremilk，friedfishjustcaught。Wonderfulthatsomuchcleanlinessshouldcomeoutofsuchaphenomenallydirtyhouse。

AnhouragowesawtheFallsoftheRhone，aprodigiouslyroughanddangerous—lookingplace；shippedalittlewater，butcametonoharm。Itwasoneofthemostbeautifulpiecesofpiloting&boatmanagementIeversaw。Ouradmiralknewhisbusiness。

Wehavehadtorunashoreforsheltereverytimeithasrainedheretofore，butJosephhasbeenputtinginhisoddtimemakingawaterproofsun—bonnetfortheboat，&nowwesailalongdry，althoughwehavehadmanyheavyshowersthismorning。

Herefollowsapencil—drawingoftheboatanditsnewawning，andheadds："I’monthestern，undertheshelter，andoutofsight。"

ThetripdowntheRhoneprovedmorevaluableasanoutingthanasliterarymaterial。Clemenscoveredonehundredandseventy—fourpageswithhisnotesofit，thengaveitup。TravelingalonewithnoonebutJosephandtheAdmiral(formerownerofthecraft)wasreposefulandsatisfactory，butitdidnotinspireliteraryflights。Hetriedtorectifythelackofcompanionshipbyintroducingfictitiouscharacters，suchasUncleAbner，Fargo，andStavely，ayoungartist；alsoHarris，fromtheTrampAbroad；butHarriswasnotreallytherethistime，andMarkTwain’sgenius，givenrathertoelaborationthantoconstruction，foundittoosevereatasktoimagineastringofadventureswithoutatleastthecustomarytenpercent。offacttobuildupon。

ItwasadayaboveAvignonthathehadanexperienceworthwhile。Theywereabreastofanoldcastle，nearingavillage，oneofthehuddledjumbleofhousesofthatlocality，when，glancingoverhisleftshouldertowardthedistantmountainrange，hereceivedwhathereferredtolaterasasoul—stirringshock。Pointingtotheoutlineofthedistantrangehesaidtothecourier：

"Nameit。Whoisit？"

Thecouriersaid，"Napoleon。"

Clemensassented。TheAdmiral，whenquestioned，alsopromptlyagreedthatthemountainoutlinedwasnoneotherthantherecliningfigureofthegreatcommanderhimself。Theywatchedanddiscussedthephenomenonuntiltheyreachedthevillage。NextmorningClemenswasupforafirstdaybreakglimpseofhisdiscovery。LaterhereportedittoMrs。Clemens：

IdidsolongforyouandSueyesterdaymorning——themostsuperbsunrise——themostmarveloussunrise——&Isawitall，fromtheveryfaintestsuspicionofthecomingdawn，allthewaythroughtothefinalexplosionofglory。Butithadaninterestprivatetoitself¬tobefoundelsewhereintheworld；forbetweenme&it，inthefar—distanteastward，wasasilhouettedmountainrange，inwhichIhaddiscovered，thepreviousafternoon，amostnoblefaceupturnedtothesky，&mightyformoutstretched，whichIhadnamedNapoleonDreamingofUniversalEmpire——&nowthisprodigiousface，soft，rich，blue，spirituelle，asleep，tranquil，reposeful，layagainstthatgiantconflagrationofruddyandgoldensplendors，allrayedlikeawheelwiththeup—streaming&far—reachinglancesofthesun。

Itmadeonewanttocryfordelight，itwassosupremeinitsunimaginablemajesty&beauty。

Hemadeapencil—sketchoftheNapoleonheadinhisnote—book，andstatedthattheapparitioncouldbeseenoppositethecastleofBeauchastel；butinlateryearshistreacherousmemorybetrayedhim，and，forgettingtheseidentifyingmarks，hetoldofitaslyingafewhoursaboveArles，andnameditthe"LostNapoleon，"becausethosewhosetouttofinditdidnotsucceed。Heevenwroteanarticleuponthesubject，inwhichheurgedtouriststotakesteamerfromArlesandmakeashorttripupstream，keepingwatchontheright—handbank，withthepurposeofrediscoveringthenaturalwonder。Fortunatelythissketchwasnotpublished。Itwouldhavebeensetdownasapracticaljokebydisappointedtravelers。OneofMarkTwain’sfriends，Mr。TheodoreStanton，madeapersistentefforttofindtheNapoleon，butwiththewrongdirectionsnaturallyfailed。

ItrequiredtendaystofloattoArles。ThenthecurrentgaveoutandClemensendedtheexcursionandreturnedtoLausannebyrail。Hesaid：

"Itwastwenty—eightmilestoMarseilles，andsomebodywouldhavetorow。

Thatwouldnothavebeenpleasure；itwouldhavemeantworkforthesailor，andIdonotlikeworkevenwhenanotherpersondoesit。"

ToTwichellinAmericahewrote：

Yououghttohavebeenalong——Icouldhavemaderoomforyoueasily，&youwouldhavefoundthatapedestriantourinEuropedoesn’tbeginwitharaftvoyageforhilarity&mildadventure&intimatecontactwiththeunvisitednativeofthebacksettlements&

extinctionfromtheworldandnewspapers&aconscienceinastateofcoma&lazycomfort&solidhappiness。Infact，there’snothingthat’ssolovely。

Butit’sallover。IgavetheraftawayyesterdayatArles&amloafingalongbackbyshortstagesontherailtoOuchy，Lausanne，wherethetribearestayingattheBeauRivageandarewellandprosperous。

CLXXVII

KORNERSTRASSE，7

TheyhaddecidedtospendthewinterinBerlin，andinOctoberMrs。

ClemensandMrs。Crane，aftersomepreviouscorrespondencewithanagent，wentuptothatcitytoengageanapartment。TheelevatorhadnotreachedtheEuropeanapartmentinthosedays，anditwasnecessary，onMrs。Clemens’saccount，tohaveagroundfloor。Thesisterssearchedagoodwhilewithoutsuccess，andatlastreachedKornerstrasse，ashort，secludedstreet，highlyrecommendedbytheagent。TheapartmenttheyexaminedinKornerstrassewasNumber7，andtheyweresomuchpleasedwiththeconveniencesandcomfortofitandsotiredthattheydidnotnoticecloselyits，generalsocialenvironment。Theagentsuppliedanassortmentoffurnitureforaconsideration，andtheyweresoonsettledintheattractive，roomyplace。Clemensandthechildren，arrivingsomewhatlater，expressedthemselvesassatisfied。

Theircontentmentwassomewhatpremature。Whentheybegantogooutsocially，whichwasverysoon，andfriendsinquiredastotheirlocation，theynoticedthattheaddressproducedacuriouseffect。Semi—

acquaintancessaid，"Ah，yes，Kornerstrasse"；acquaintancessaid，"Dearme，doyoulikeit？"Anoldfriendexclaimed，"Goodgracious！Howintheworlddidyouevercometolocatethere？"Thentheybegantonoticewhattheyhadnotatfirstseen。Kornerstrassewasnotdisreputable，butitcertainlywasnotelegant。Therewereragwarehousesacrossthestreetandwomenwholeanedoutthewindowstogossip。Thestreetitselfwasthrongedwithchildren。Theyplayedonasandpileandwereoftennoisyandseldomclean。Itwaseminentlynottheplaceforadistinguishedmanofletters。Thefamilybegantobesensitiveonthesubjectoftheiraddress。

Clemens，ofcourse，madehumoroutofit。Hewroteanewspaperletteronthesubject，aburlesque，naturally，whichthefamilyprevaileduponhimnottoprint。Butthehumiliationisoutofitnow，andabitofitshumormaybepreserved。Hetakesuponhimselftherentingoftheplace，andpicturesthetourofinspectionwiththeagent’sassistant。

Hewasgreatlymovedwhentheycametothestreetandsaid，softlyandlovingly：

"Ah，KornerStreet，KornerStreet，whydidInotthinkofyoubefore！Aplacefitforthegods，dearsir。Quiet？——noticehowstillitis；andrememberthisisnoonday——noonday。Itisbutoneblocklong，yousee，justasweet，dearlittlenesthidawayhereintheheartofthegreatmetropolis，itspresenceanditssacredquietunsuspectedbytherestlesscrowdsthatswarmalongthestatelythoroughfaresyonderatitstwoextremities。And————"

"Thisbuildingishandsome，butIdon’tthinkmuchoftheothers。

Theylookprettycommonplace，comparedwiththerestofBerlin。"

"Dear！dear！haveyounoticedthat？Itisjustanaffectationofthenobility。Whattheywant————"

"Thenobility？Dotheylivein————"

"Inthisstreet？Thatisgood！verygood，indeed！IwishtheDukeofSassafras—Hagensteincouldhearyousaythat。WhentheDukefirstmovedinherehe————"

"Doesheliveinthisstreet？"

"Him！Well，Ishouldsayso！Doyouseethebig，plainhouseovertherewiththeplacardinthethirdfloorwindow？That’shishouse。"

"Theplacardthatsays’Furnishedroomstolet’？Doeshekeepboarders？"

"Whatanidea！Him！Witharent—rolloftwelvehundredthousandmarksayear？Oh，positivelythisistoogood。"

"Well，whatdoeshehavethatsignupfor？"

Theassistanttookmebythebuttonhole&said，withamerrylightbeaminginhiseye：

"Why，mydearsir，apersonwouldknowyouarenewtoBerlinjustbyyourinnocentquestions。Ouraristocracy，ourold，real，genuinearistocracy，arefullofthequaintesteccentricities，eccentricitiesinheritedforcenturies，eccentricitieswhichtheyareprouderofthantheyareoftheirtitles，andthatsign—boardthereisoneofthem。Theyallhangthemout。Andit’sregulatedbyanunwrittenlaw。Abaronisentitledtohangouttwo，acountfive，adukefifteen————"

"Thentheyarealldukesoveronthatside，Isup————"

"Everyoneofthem。NowtheoldDukeofBackofenhofenschwartznotthepresentDuke，butthelastbutone，he————"

"Doesheliveoverthesausage—shopinthecellar？"

"No，theonefartheralong，wheretheeighteenthyellowcatischewingthedoor—mat————"

"Butalltheyellowcatsarechewingthedoor—mats。"

"Yes，butImeantheeighteenthone。Count。No，nevermind；

there’salotmorecome。I’llgetyouanothermark。Letmesee———"

TheycouldnotremainpermanentlyinKomerstrasse，buttheystuckitouttilltheendofDecember——abouttwomonths。Thentheymadesuchsettlementwiththeagentastheycould——thatistosay，theypaidtherestoftheiryear’srent——andestablishedthemselvesinahandsomeapartmentattheHotelRoyal，UnterdenLinden。Therewasnoneedtobeashamedofthisaddress，foritwasoneofthebestinBerlin。

AsforKomerstrasse，itiscleanernow。Itisstillnotaristocratic，butitiseminentlyrespectable。Thereisanewpost—officethattakesinNumber7，whereonemaypostmailandsendtelegramsandusetheFernsprecher——whichistosaythetelephone——andbepolitelytreatedbyuniformedofficials，whohaveallheardofMarkTwain，buthavenoknowledgeofhisformeroccupationoftheirpremises。

CLXXVIII

AWINTERINBERLIN

Clemens，meantime，hadbeentryingtoestablishhimselfinhiswork，buthisrheumatismrackedhimoccasionallyandwasalwaysamenace。ClosingalettertoHall，hesaid：

"Imuststop—myarmishowling。"

Heputinagooddealoftimedevisingpublishingschemes，principalamongthembeingaplanforvariouscheapeditionsofhisbooks，pamphlets，andsuchlike，tosellforafewcents。Theseprojectsappearnevertohavebeenreallyundertaken，Hallverylikelyfearing，thatafloodofcheapissueswouldinterferewiththemoreimportanttrade。Itseemeddangeroustotriflewithanapparentlyincreasingprosperity，andClemenswaswillingenoughtoagreewiththisview。

ClemenshadstillanotherlettertowriteforLaffanandMcClure，andhemadeaprettycarefulstudyofBerlinwiththatendinview。Buthisarmkepthimfromanyregularwork。Hemadenotes，however。Oncehewrote：

ThefirstgospelofallmonarchiesshouldbeRebellion；thesecondshouldbeRebellion；andthethirdandallgospels，andtheonlygospelofanymonarchy，shouldbeRebellion——againstChurchandState。

Andagain：