第26章

(N。B。——Lookhere，areyouchargingstorage？Iamnotgoingtostandthat，youknow。)Meantime，InotethoseencouragingillogicalwordsofyoursaboutmynotworryingbecauseIamtoberichwhenI

am68；whydidn’tyouhaveCheiromakeit90，sothatIcouldhaveplentyofroom？

Itwouldbejollygoodifsomeoneshouldsucceedinmakingaplayoutof"IsHeDead？"——[Clemenshimselfhadattemptedtomakeaplayoutofhisstory"IsHeDead？"andhadforwardedtheMS。toRogers。

Laterhewrote："Put’IsHeDead？’inthefire。Godwillblessyou。

Itoo。IstartedtoconvincemyselfthatIcouldwriteaplay，orcouldn’t。I’mconvinced。Nothingcandisturbthatconviction。"]——

FromwhatIgatherfromdramatists，hewillhavehishandssomethingmorethanfull——butlethimstruggle，lethimstruggle。

Istheresomeway，honestorotherwise，bywhichyoucangetacopyofMayo’splay，"Pudd’nheadWilson，"forme？ThereisacapableyoungAustrianherewhosawitinNewYorkandwantstotranslateitandseeifhecanstageithere。Idon’tthinkthesepeopleherewouldunderstanditortaketoit，buthethinksitwillpayustotry。

AcoupleofLondondramatistswanttobargainwithmefortherighttomakeahighcomedyoutofthe"Million—PoundNote。"Barkisiswilling。

Thisisbutoneofthebrieferletters。Mostofthemweremuchlongerandofmoreelaboraterequirements。Alsotheyoverflowedwiththegaietyofgood—fortuneandwithgratitude。FromViennain1899Clemenswrote：

Why，itisjustsplendid！Ihavenothingtodobutsitaroundandwatchyousetthehenandhatchoutthosebigbroodsandmakemylivingforme。Don’tyouwishyouhadsomebodytodothesameforyou？——amagicianwhocanturnsteeladdcopperandBrooklyngasintogold。Imeantoraiseyourwagesagain——IbegintofeelthatIcanaffordit。

Ithinkthehenoughttohaveaname；shemustbecalledUnberufen。

ThatisaGermanwordwhichisequivalenttoit’sh！hush’don’tletthespiritshearyou！"Thesuperstitionisthatifyouhappentoletfallanygratefuljubilationovergoodluckthatyou’vehadorarehopingtohaveyoumustshutsquareoffandsay"Unberufen！"andknockwood。Theworddrivestheevilspiritsaway；otherwisetheywoulddivineyourjoyoryourhopesandgotoworkandspoilyourgame。Setheragain——do！

Oh，lookhere！Youarejustlikeeverybody；merelybecauseIamliteraryyouthinkI’macommercialsomnambulist，andamnotwatchingyouwithallthatmoneyinyourhands。Blessyou，I’vegotadescriptionofyouandaphotographineverypolice—officeinChristendom，withtheremarkappended："Lookoutforahandsome，tall，slenderyoungmanwithagraymustacheandcourtlymannersandanaddresswellcalculatedtodeceive，callinghimselfbythenameofSmith。"Don’tyoutrytogetaway——itwon’twork。

>Fromthenote—book：

Midnight。AtMissBailie’shomeforEnglishgovernesses。Twocomedies&somesongsandballads。Wasaskedtospeak&didit。

(Andrunginthe"MexicanPlug。")

AVoice。"ThePrincessHohenlohewishesyoutowriteonherfan。"

"Withpleasure——whereisshe？"

"Atyourelbow。"

Iturned&tookthefan&said，"YourHighness’splaceisinafairytale；&by&byImeantowritethattale，"whereatshelaughedahappygirlishlaugh，&wemovedthroughthecrowdtogettoawriting—table——&togetinastronglightsothatIcouldseeherbetter。Beautifullittlecreature，withthedearestfriendlyways&

sincerities&simplicities&sweetnesses——theidealprincessofthefairytales。Sheis16or17，Ijudge。

MentalTelegraphy。Mrs。Clemenswaspouringoutthecoffeethismorning；IunfoldedtheNeueFreiePresse，begantoreadaparagraph&said：

"They’vefoundanewwaytotellgenuinegemsfromfalse————"

"BytheRoentgenray！"sheexclaimed。

ThatiswhatIwasgoingtosay。Shehadnotseenthepaper，&

therehadbeennotalkabouttherayorgemsbyherselforbyme。

Itwasaplaincaseoftelegraphy。

NomanthateverlivedhaseverdoneathingtopleaseGod——

primarily。Itwasdonetopleasehimself，thenGodnext。

TheBeingwhotomeistherealGodistheonewhocreatedthismajesticuniverse&rulesit。Heistheonlyoriginator，theonlyoriginatorofthoughts；thoughtssuggestedfromwithin，notfromwithout；theoriginatorofcolors&ofalltheirpossiblecombinations；offorces&thelawsthatgovernthem；offorms&

shapesofallforms—manhasneverinventedanewone。Heistheonlyoriginator。Hemadethematerialsofallthings；Hemadethelawsbywhich，&bywhichonly，manmaycombinethemintothemachines&otherthingswhichoutsideinfluencessuggesttohim。Hemadecharacter——mancanportrayitbutnot"create"it，forHeistheonlycreator。

He，istheperfectartisan，theperfectartist。

CCVI

ASUMMERINSWEDEN

ApartofthetragedyoftheirtriparoundtheworldhadbeenthedevelopmentinJeanClemensofamaladywhichtimehadidentifiedasepilepsy。Thelossofonedaughterandtheinvalidismofanotherwastheburdenwhichthishouseholdhadnowtobear。Ofcoursetheydidnotforamomentdespairofacureforthebeautifulgirlwhohadbeensocruellystricken，andtheyemployedanyagentthatpromisedrelief。

TheydecidednowtogotoLondon，inthehopeofobtainingbeneficialtreatment。TheyleftViennaattheendofMay，followedtothestationbyagreatcrowd，wholoadedtheircompartmentwithflowersandlingeredontheplatformwavingandcheering，someofthemintears，whilethetrainpulledaway。Leschetizkyhimselfwasamongthem，andWilbrandt，theauthoroftheMasterofPalmyra，andmanyartistsandothernotables，"mostofwhom，"writesMrs。Clemens，"weshallprobablyneverseeagaininthisworld。"

TheirViennasojournhadbeenoneofthemostbrilliantperiodsoftheirlife，aswellasoneofthesaddest。ThememoryofSusyhadbeenneverabsent，andthefailinghealthofJeanwasagatheringcloud。

TheystoppedadayortwoatPrague，wheretheywereinvitedbythePrinceofThurnandTaxistovisithiscastle。ItgavethemaglimpseofthecountrylifeoftheBohemiannobilitywhichwasmostinteresting。

ThePrince’schildrenwereentirelyfamiliarwithTomSawyerandHuckleberryFinn，whichtheyhadreadbothinEnglishandinthetranslation。

TheyjourneyedtoLondonbywayofCologne，arrivingbytheendofMay。

PoultneyBigelowwasthere，andhadrecentlybeentreatedwithgreatbenefitbyosteopathy(thenknownastheSwedishmovements)，aspractisedbyHeinrickKellgrenatSanna，Sweden。ClemenswasallinterestconcerningKellgren’smethodandeagertotryitforhisdaughter’smalady。Hebelievedshecouldbebenefited，andtheymadepreparationtospendsomemonthsatleastinSanna。TheyremainedseveralweeksinLondon，wheretheywerewelcomedwithhospitalityextraordinary。TheyhadhardlyarrivedwhentheywereinvitedbyLordSalisburytoHatfieldHouse，andbyJamesBrycetoPortlandPlace，andbyCanonWilberforcetoDean’sYard。Aratheramusingincidenthappenedatoneoftheluncheon—

parties。CanonWilberforcewasthereandleftratherearly。WhenClemenswasreadytogotherewasjustonehatremaining。Itwasnothis，andhesuspected，bytheinitialsontheinside，thatitbelongedtoCanonWilberforce。However，itfittedhimexactlyandheworeitaway。

Thateveninghewrote：

PRINCEOFWALESHOTEL，DEVEREGARDENS，July，3，1899。

DEARCANONWILBERFORCE，——Itis8P。M。DuringthepastfourhoursIhavenotbeenabletotakeanythingthatdidnotbelongtome；duringallthattimeIhavenotbeenabletostretchafactbeyondthefrontiersoftruthtryasImight，&meantime，notonlymymoralshavemovedtheastonishmentofallwhohavecomeincontactwithme，butmymannershavegainedmorecomplimentsthantheyhavebeenaccustomedto。Thismysteryiscausingmyfamilymuchalarm。Itisdifficulttoaccountforit。

IfindIhaven’tmyownhat。HaveyoudevelopedanynoveltiesofconductsinceyouleftMr。Murray’s，&havetheybeenofacharactertomovetheconcernofyourfriends？Ithinkitmustbethisthathasputmeunderthishappycharm；but，ohdear！Itremblefortheotherman！

Sincerelyyours，S。L。CLEMENS。

ScarcelywasthisnoteonitswaytoWilberforcewhenthefollowingonearrived，havingcrosseditintransit：

July3，1899。

DEARMR。CLEMENS，——IhavebeenconsciousofavivacityandfacilityofexpressionthisafternoonbeyondthenormalandIhavejustdiscoveredthereason！！Ihaveseenthehistoricsignature"MarkTwain"inmyhat！！

Doubtlessyouhavebeensufferingfromacorrespondingdullness&havewonderedwhy。Idepartedprecipitately，thehatstoodonmyumbrellaandwasanewLincoln&Bennett——itfittedmeexactlyandIdidnotdiscoverthemistaketillIgotinthisafternoon。Pleaseforgiveme。Ifyoushouldbepassingthiswayto—morrowwillyoulookinandchangehats？

orshallIsendittothehotel？

Iam，verysincerelyyrs。，20Dean’sYard。BASILWILBERFORCE。

Clemenswasdemandedbyallthebohemianclubs，theWhiteFriars，theVagabonds，theSavage，theBeefsteak，andtheAuthors。Hespoketothem，andthose"MarkTwainEvenings"havebecomehistoricoccasionsineachoftheseveralinstitutionsthatgavehimwelcome。AttheVagabondshetoldthemthewatermelonstory，andattheWhiteFriarshereviewedtheolddayswhenhehadbeenelectedtothatsociety；"days，"hesaid，"whenallLondonersweretalkingaboutnothingelsethanthattheyhaddiscoveredLivingstone，andthatthelostSirRogerTichbornehadbeenfoundandtheyweretryinghimforit。"

AttheSavageClub，too，herecalledoldtimesandoldfriends，andparticularlythatfirstLondonvisit，hisdaysintheclubtwenty—sevenyearsbefore。

"Iwas6feet4inthosedays，"hesaid。"NowIam5feet81/2anddailydiminishinginaltitude，andtheshrinkageofmyprinciplesgoeson……Irvingwasherethen，isherenow。Stanleyishere，andJoeHatton，butCharlesReadeisgoneandTomHoodandHarryLeeandCanonKingsley。InthosedaysyoucouldhavecarriedKiplingaroundinalunch—basket；nowhefillstheworld。Iwasyoungandfoolishthen；nowIamoldandfoolisher。"

AttheAuthorsClubhepaidaspecialtributetoRudyardKipling，whosedangerousillnessinNewYorkCityandwhosedaughter’sdeathhadarousedtheanxietyandsympathyoftheentireAmericannation。IthaddonemuchtobringEnglandandAmericaclosertogether，Clemenssaid。Thenheaddedthathehadbeenengagedthepasteightdayscompilingapunandhadbroughtittheretolayattheirfeet，nottoaskfortheirindulgence，butfortheirapplause。Itwasthis：

"SinceEnglandandAmericahavebeenjoinedinKipling，maytheynotbeseveredinTwain。"

Hundredsofpunshadbeenmadeonhispen—name，butthiswasprobablyhisfirstandonlyattempt，anditstillremainsthebest。

TheyarrivedinSwedenearlyinJulyandremaineduntilOctober。JeanwascertainlybenefitedbytheKellgrentreatment，andtheyhadforatimethegreatesthopesofhercompleterecovery。Clemensbecameenthusiasticoverosteopathy，andwroteeloquentlytoeveryone，urgingeachtotrythegreatnewcurativewhichwascertaintorestoreuniversalhealth。HewrotelongarticlesonKellgrenandhisscience，largelyjustified，nodoubt，forcertainlymiraculousbenefitswererecorded；

thoughClemenswasnotlikelytounderestimateathingwhichappealedtobothhisimaginationandhisreason。WritingtoTwichellheconcluded，withhiscustomaryoptimismoveranynewbenefit：

Tenyearshencenosanemanwillcalladoctorexceptwhentheknifemustbeused——&suchcaseswillberare。Theeducatedphysicianwillhimselfbeanosteopath。Davewillbecomeoneafterhehasfinishedhismedicaltraining。YoungHarmonyoughttobecomeonenow。IdonotbelievethereisanydifferencebetweenKellgren’sscienceandosteopathy；butIamsendingtoAmericatofindout。I

wantosteopathytoprosper；itiscommonsense&scientific，&curesawiderrangeofailmentsthanthedoctor’smethodscanreach。

TwichellwastravelinginEuropethatsummer，andwrotefromSwitzerland：

IseemedeverandanontoseeyouandmeswingingalongthosegloriousAlpinewoods，staringatthenewunfoldingsofsplendorthateveryturnbroughtintoview—talking，talking，endlesslytalkingthedaysthrough—daysforevermemorabletome。Thatwastwenty—oneyearsago；thinkofit！Wewereyoungstersthen，Mark，andhowkeenourrelishofeverythingwas！Well，Icanenjoymyselfnow；butnotwiththatzestandrapture。Oh，alotofitemsofourtramptravelin1878thatIhadlongforgottencamebacktomeaswespedthroughthatenchantedregion，andifIwasn’tondutywithVeniceI’dstopandsetdownsomeofthem，butVenicemustbeattendedto。Foronething，thereisHowells’sbooktobereadatsuchintervalsascanbesnatchedfromthequick—timemarchonwhichourrustlingleaderkeepsus。However，inVenicesofarwewanttobegazingprettysteadilyfrommorningtillnight，andbythegraceofthegondolawecandoitwithoutexhaustion。ReallyIamdrunkwithVenice。

ButClemenswasfullofSweden。Theskiesthereandthesunsetsbethoughtsurpassedanyhehadeverknown。OnaneveninginSeptemberhewrote：

DEARJOE，——I’venobusinessinhere—Ioughttobeoutside。Ishallneverseeanothersunsettobeginwithitthissideofheaven。

Venice？land，whatapoorinterestthatis！Thisistheplacetobe。Ihaveseenabout60sunsetshere；&agood40ofthemwereaway&beyondanythingIhadeverimaginedbeforefordainty&

exquisite&marvelousbeauty&infinitechange&variety。America？

Italy？thetropics？Theyhavenonotionofwhatasunsetoughttobe。Andthisone——thisunspeakablewonder！Itdiscountsalltherest。Itbringsthetears，itissounutterablybeautiful。

ClemensreadabookduringhisstayinSwedenwhichinterestedhimdeeply。ItwastheOpenQuestion，byElizabethRobbins——afinestudyoflife’ssterneraspects。Whenhehadfinishedhewasmovedtowritetheauthorthisencouragingword：

DEARMISSROBBINS，——ArelativeofMatthewArnoldlentusyour’OpenQuestion’theotherday，andMrs。ClemensandIareinyourdebt。I

amnotabletoputinwordsmyfeelingaboutthebook——myadmirationofitsdepthandtruthandwisdomandcourage，andthefineandgreatliteraryartandgraceofthesetting。Atyourageyoucannothavelivedthehalfofthethingsthatareinthebook，norpersonallypenetratedtothedeepsitdealsin，norcovereditswidehorizonswithyourveryownvision——andso，whatisyoursecret？

howhaveyouwrittenthismiracle？Perhapsonemustconcedethatgeniushasnoyouth，butstartswiththeripenessofageandoldexperience。

Well，inanycase，Iamgratefultoyou。Ihavenotbeensoenrichedbyabookformanyyears，norsoenchantedbyone。Iseemtobeusingstronglanguage；still，Ihaveweighedit。

Sincerelyyours，S。L。CLEMENS。

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30，WELLINGTONCOURT

ClemenshimselftooktheKellgrentreatmentandreceivedagooddealofbenefit。

"Ihavecomebackinsoundconditionandbracedforwork，"hewroteMacAlister，uponhisreturntoLondon。"Along，steady，faithfulsiegeofit，andIbeginnowinfiveminutes。"

Theyhadsettledinasmallapartmentat30，WellingtonCourt，AlbertGate，wheretheycouldbeneartheLondonbranchoftheKellgreninstitution，andhehadaworkroomwithChatto&Windus，hispublishers。

Hiswork，however，wasmainlywritingspeeches，forhewasentertainedconstantly，anditseemedimpossibleforhimtoescape。Hisnote—bookbecameamerejumbleofengagements。Hedidwriteanarticleorastorynowandthen，oneofwhich，"MyFirstLie，andHowIGotOutofIt，"wasmadetheimportantChristmasfeatureofthe’NewYorkSundayWorld。’

——[NowincludedintheHadleyburgvolume；"CompleteWorks。"]

Anotherarticleofthistimewasthe"St。JoanofArc，"whichseveralyearslaterappearedinHarper’sMagazine。ThisarticlewasoriginallywrittenastheIntroductionoftheEnglishtranslationoftheofficialrecordofthetrialsandrehabilitationofJoan，thenabouttobeelaboratelyissued。ClemenswasgreatlypleasedatbeinginvitedtopreparetheIntroductionofthisimportantvolume，butasmugpersonwithpedagogicproclivitieswasinchargeofthecopyandproceededtoeditMarkTwain’smanuscript；toalteritsphrasingtoconformtohisownideasoftheQueen’sEnglish。Thenhehaditallnicelytypewritten，andreturnedittoshowhowmuchhehadimprovedit，andtoreceivethanksandcompliments。Hedidnotreceiveanythanks。Clemensrecordedafewoftheremarksthathemadewhenhesawhiseditedmanuscript：

Iwillnotdenythatmyfeelingsroseto104intheshade。"Theidea！Thatthislong—earedanimalthisliterarykangaroothisilliteratehostlerwithhisskullfullofaxle—grease——this……"

ButIstoppedthere，forthiswasnottheChristianspirit。

Hiswould—beeditorreceivedapromptordertoreturnthemanuscript，afterwhichClemenswrotealetter，someofwhichwillgoverywellhere。

DEARMR。X。，——IhaveexaminedthefirstpageofmyamendedIntroduction，——&willbeginnow&jotdownsomenotesuponyourcorrections。IfIfindanychangeswhichshallnotseemtometobeimprovementsIwillpointoutmyreasonsforthinkingso。InthiswayImaychancetobehelpfultoyou，&thusprofityouperhapsasmuchasyouhavedesiredtoprofitme。

FirstParagraph。"Jeanned’Arc。"Thisisrathercheaplypedantic，&isnotinverygoodtaste。Joanisnotknownbythatnameamongplainpeopleofourrace&tongue。InoticethatthenameoftheDeityoccursseveraltimesinthebriefinstalmentoftheTrialswhichyouhavefavoredmewith。Tobeconsistent，itwillbenecessarythatyoustrikeout"God"&putin"Dieu。"Donotneglectthis。

SecondParagraph。Nowyouhavebegunonmypunctuation。Don’tyourealizethatyououghtnottointrudeyourhelpinadelicateartlikethatwithyourlimitations？Anddoyouthinkthatyouhaveaddedjusttherightsmearofpolishtotheclosingclauseofthesentence？

ThirdParagraph。Ditto。

FourthParagraph。Yourword"directly"ismisleading；itcouldbeconstruedtomean"atonce。"Plainclarityisbetterthanornateobscurity。Inoteyoursensitivemarginalremark："RatherunkindtoFrenchfeelings——referringtoMoscow。"IndeedIhavenotbeenconcerningmyselfaboutFrenchfeelings，butonlyaboutstatingthefacts。IhavesaidseveraluncourteousthingsabouttheFrench——

callingthema"nationofingrates"inoneplace——butyouhavebeensobusyeditingcommas&semicolonsthatyouoverlookedthem&

failedtogetscaredatthem。ThenextparagraphendswithaslurattheFrench，butIhavereasonsforthinkingyoumistookitforacompliment。Itisdiscouragingtotrytopenetrateamindlikeyours。Yououghttogetitout&danceonit。

Thatwouldtakesomeoftherigidityoutofit。Andyououghttouseitsometimes；thatwouldhelp。Ifyouhaddonethiseverynow&

thenalongthroughlifeitwouldnothavepetrified。

FifthParagraph。ThusfarIregardthisasyourmasterpiece！Youarereallyperfectinthegreatartofreducingsimple&dignifiedspeechtoclumsy&vapidcommonplace。

SixthParagraph。Youhaveasingularlyfine&aristocraticdisrespectforhomely&unpretendingEnglish。EverytimeIuse"goback"yougetoutyourpolisher&slickitupto"return。""Return"

issuitedonlytothedrawing—room——itisducal，&saysitselfwithasimper&asmirk。

SeventhParagraph。"Permission"isducal。Ducalandaffected。

"Her"greatdayswerenot"over，"theywereonlyhalfover。Didn’tyouknowthat？Haven’tyoureadanythingatallaboutJoanofArc？

Thetruthisyoudonotpayanyattention；Itoldyouonmyveryfirstpagethatthepublicpartofhercareerlastedtwoyears，&

youhaveforgottenitalready。Youreallymustgetyourmindoutandhaveitrepaired；youseeyourselfthatitisallcakedtogether。

EighthParagraph。She"rodeawaytoassault&captureastronghold。"Verywell；butyoudonottelluswhethershesucceededornot。Youshouldnotworrythereaderwithuncertaintieslikethat。Iwillremindyouoncemorethatclarityisagoodthinginliterature。Anapprenticecannotdobetterthankeepthisusefulruleinmind。

NinthParagraph。"Known"history。Thatwordhasapolishwhichistooindelicateforme；theredoesn’tseemtobeanysenseinit。

Thiswouldhavesurprisedmelastweek……"Breakingalance"isaknightly&sumptuousphrase，&I

honoritforitshoaryage&forthefaithfulserviceithasdoneintheprize—compositionoftheschool—girl，butIhaveceasedfromemployingitsinceIgotmypuberty，&mustsolemnlyobjecttofatheringithere。And，besides，itmakesmehintthatIhavebrokenoneofthosethingsbeforeinhonoroftheMaid，anintimationnotjustifiedbythefacts。Ididnotbreakanylancesorotherfurniture；Ionlywroteabookabouther。

Trulyyours，MARKTWAIN。

Itcostmesomethingtorestrainmyselfandsaythesesmooth&half—

flatteringthingsofthisimmeasurableidiot，butIdidit，&haveneverregrettedit。Foritishigher&noblertobekindtoevenashadlikehimthanjust……Icouldhavesaidhundredsofunpleasantthingsaboutthistadpole，butIdidnotevenfeelthem。

Yet，intheend，heseemsnottohavesenttheletter。Writingithadservedeverypurpose。

Animportantpublishingeventof1899wastheissuebytheAmericanPublishingCompanyofMarkTwain’s"CompleteWorksinUniformEdition。"

Clemenshadlookedforwardtothedaywhenthisshouldbedone，perhapsfeelingthatanassemblingofhisliteraryfamilyinsymmetricaldressconstitutedasortofofficialrecognitionofhisauthorship。BranderMatthewswasselectedtowritetheIntroductionandpreparedafine"BiographicalCriticism，"whichpleasedClemens，thoughperhapshedidnotentirelyagreewithitsviews。Himselfofadifferentcastofmind，heneverthelessadmiredMatthews。

WritingtoTwichellhesaid：

Whenyousay，"IlikeBranderMatthews，heimpressesmeasamanofparts&power，"Ibackyou，rightuptothehub——Ifeelthesameway。AndwhenyousayhehasearnedyourgratitudeforcuffingmeformycrimesagainsttheLeather—stockings&theVicarIain’tmakinganyobjection。Dernyourgratitude！

Hisarticleisassoundasanut。Branderknowsliterature&lovesit；hecantalkaboutit&keephistemper；hecanstatehiscasesolucidly&sofairly&soforciblythatyouhavetoagreewithhimevenwhenyoudon’tagreewithhim；&hecandiscover&praisesuchmeritsasabookhasevenwhentheyaremerelyhalfadozendiamondsscatteredthroughanacreofmud。Andsohehasarighttobeacritic。

Todetailjusttheoppositeoftheaboveinvoiceistodescribeme。

Ihaven’tanyrighttocriticizebooks，&Idon’tdoitexceptwhenIhatethem。IoftenwanttocriticizeJaneAusten，butherbooksmaddenmesothatIcan’tconcealmyfrenzyfromthereader；&

thereforeIhavetostopeverytimeIbegin。’——[OnceatadinnergiventoMatthews，MarkTwainmadeaspeechwhichconsistedalmostentirelyofintonationsofthename"BranderMatthews"toexpressvariousshadesofhumanemotion。Itwouldbehopeless，ofcourse，toattempttoconveyinprintanyideaofthiseffort，which，bythosew