第31章

"No，Ican’tseeanythingnow，"andinanothermomenthaddisappearedintohisownroom。Somethingextraordinaryhadhappened。Iwonderedif，afteralltheirlifelongfriendship，heandHowellshadquarreled。Iwasnaturallycurious，butitwasnotagoodtimetoinvestigate。ByandbyIwentdownonthestreet，wherethenewsboyswerecallingextras。WhenIhadboughtone，andglancedatthefirstpage，Iknew。GorkyhadbeenexpelledfromhishotelforhavingbroughttoAmerica，ashiswife，awomannotsorecognizedbytheAmericanlaws。MadameAndreieva，aRussianactress，wasaleaderinthecauseoffreedom，andbyRussiancustomherrelationwithGorkywasrecognizedandrespected；butitwasnotsufficientlyorthodoxforAmericanconventions，anditwascertainlyunfortunatethatanapostleofhighpurposeshouldcomehandicappedinthatway。ApparentlythenewshadalreadyreachedHowellsandClemens，andtheyhadbeenfeverishlydiscussingwhatwasbesttodoaboutthedinner。

WithinadayortwoGorkyandMadameAndreievawereevictedfromaprocessionofhotels，andofcoursethepapersrangwiththehead—lines。

AnarmyofreporterswaschasingClemensandHowells。TheRussianrevolutionwasentirelyforgotteninthismorelively，moreintimatedomesticinterest。Howellscameagain，thereportersfollowingandstandingguardatthedoorbelow。In’MyMarkTwain’hesays：

ThatwasthemomentofthegreatVesuvianeruption，andwefiguredourselvesineasyreachofavolcanowhichwaseverynowandthen"blowingaconeoff，"asthetelegraphicphrasewas。TheroofofthegreatmarketinNapleshadjustbrokeninunderitsloadofashesandcinders，andcrushedhundredsofpeople；andweaskedeachotherifwewerenotsorrywehadnotbeenthere，wherethepressurewouldhavebeenfarlessterrificthanitwaswithusinFifthAvenue。TheforbiddenbutlercameupwithamessagethatthereweresomegentlemenbelowwhowantedtoseeClemens。

"Howmany？"hedemanded。

"Five，"thebutlerfaltered。

"Reporters？"

Thebutlerfeigneduncertainty。

"Whatwouldyoudo？"heaskedme。

"Iwouldn’tseethem，"Isaid，andthenClemenswentdirectlydowntothem。HoworbywhatmeansheappeasedtheirvoracityIcannotsay，butIfancyitwasbytheconfessionoftheexacttruth，whichwasharmlessenough。Theywentawayjoyfully，andhecamebackinradiantsatisfactionwithhavingseenthem。

ItisnotquiteclearatthistimejustwhatwordwassenttoGorkybutthemattermusthavebeensettledthatnight，forClemenswasinafinehumornextmorning。Itwasbeforedictationtime，andhecamedriftingintothestudyandbeganatoncetospeakofthedinnerandtheimpossibilityofitsbeinggivennow。Thenhesaid：

"Americanpublicopinionisadelicatefabric。Itshrivelslikethewebsofmorningatthelightesttouch。"

Laterinthedayhemadethismemorandum：

Lawscanbeevadedandpunishmentescaped，butanopenlytransgressedcustombringssurepunishment。Thepenaltymaybeunfair，unrighteous，illogical，andacruelty；nomatter，itwillbeinflictedjustthesame。Certainly，then，therecanbebutonewisethingforavisitingstrangertodo——findoutwhatthecountry’scustomsareandrefrainfromoffendingagainstthem。

TheeffortswhichhavebeenmadeinGorky’sjustificationareentitledtoallrespectbecauseofthemagnanimityofthemotivebackofthem，butIthinkthattheinkwaswasted。Customiscustom：itisbuiltofbrass，boiler—iron，granite；facts，seasonings，argumentshavenomoreeffectuponitthantheidlewindshaveuponGibraltar。——[ToDanBeardhesaid，"Gorkymadeanawfulmistake，Dan。Hemightaswellhavecomeoverhereinhisshirt—tail。"]

TheGorkydisturbancehadhardlybeguntosubsidewhentherecameanotherupheavalthatsnuffeditoutcompletely。Ontheafternoonofthe18thofAprilIheard，atThePlayers，awanderingtelephonicrumorthatagreatearthquakewasgoingoninSanFrancisco。Halfanhourlater，perhaps，I

metClemenscomingoutofNo。21。Heasked：

"HaveyouheardthenewsaboutSanFrancisco？"

IsaidIhadheardarumorofanearthquake；andhadseenanextrawithbigscare—heads；butIsupposedthematterwasexaggerated。

"No，"hesaid，"Iamafraiditisn’t。Wehavejusthadatelephonemessagethatitisevenworsethanatfirstreported。Agreatfireisconsumingthecity。Comealongtothenews—standandwe’llseeifthereisalateredition。"

WewalkedtoSixthAvenueandEighthStreetandgotsomefreshextras。

Thenewswasindeedworse，thanatfirstreported。SanFranciscowasgoingtodestruction。Clemenswasmoveddeeply，andbegantorecallthisoldfriendandthatwhoselivesandpropertymightbeindanger。HespokeofJoeGoodmanandtheGillisfamilies，andpicturedconditionsintheperishingcity。

CCXLII

MARKTWAIN’SGOOD—BYTOTHEPLATFORM

ItwasonApril19，1906，thedayfollowingthegreatearthquake，thatMarkTwaingavea"FarewellLecture"atCarnegieHallforthebenefitoftheRobertFultonMemorialAssociation。SomeweeksearlierGen。

FrederickD。Grant，itspresident，hadproposedtopayonethousanddollarsforaMarkTwainlecture；butClemens’hadrepliedthathewaspermanentlyoutofthefield，andwouldneveragainaddressanyaudiencethathadtopaytohearhim。

"IalwaysexpecttotalkaslongasIcangetpeopletolistentome，"hesand，"butIneveragainexpecttochargeforit。"Latercameoneofhisinspirations，andhewrote："Iwilllectureforonethousanddollars，ononecondition：thatitwillbeunderstoodtobemyfarewelllecture，andthatImaycontributethethousanddollarstotheFultonAssociation。"

Itwasasuggestionnottobediscouraged，andthebillsandnotices，"MarkTwain’sFarewellLecture，"werepublishedwithoutdelay。

IfirstheardofthematteroneafternoonwhenGeneralGranthadcalled。

ClemenscameintothestudywhereIwasworking；heoftenwanderedinandout—sometimeswithoutaword，sometimestorelievehimselfconcerningthingsingeneral。Butthistimehesuddenlychilledmebysaying：

"I’mgoingtodelivermyfarewelllecture，andIwantyoutoappearonthestageandhelpme。"

Ifeeblyexpressedmypleasureattheprospect。Thenhesaid：

"IamgoingtolectureonFulton——onthestoryofhisachievements。Itwillbeaburlesque，ofcourse，andIamgoingtopretendtoforgetmyfacts，andIwantyoutositthereinachair。Nowandthen，whenIseemtogetstuck，I’llleanoverandpretendtoaskyousomething，andI

wantyoutopretendtopromptme。Youdon’tneedtolaugh，ortopretendtobeassistingintheperformanceanymorethanjustthat。"

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ItwasnotlikelythatIshouldlaugh。Ihadasinkingfeelinginthecardiacregionwhichdoesnotgowithmirth。Itdidnotforthemomentoccurtomethatthestagewouldbefilledwitheminentcitizensandvice—presidents，andIhadavisionofmyselfsittingtherealoneinthechairinthatwideemptiness，withthechiefperformerdirectingattentiontomeeveryothermomentorso，forperhapsanhour。Letmehurryontosaythatitdidnothappen。Idaresayherealizedmyunfitnessforthework，andthefargreaterappropriatenessofconferringthehonoronGeneralGrant，forintheendhegavehimtheassignment，tomyimmeasurablerelief。

Itwasamagnificentoccasion。Thatspacioushallwashungwithbunting，thestagewasbankedandfestoonedwithdecorationofeverysort。

GeneralGrant，surroundedbyhissplendidlyuniformedstaff，satintheforeground，andbehindwasrangedaleveeofforemostcitizensoftherepublic。Thebandplayed"America"asMarkTwainentered，andthegreataudienceroseandroaredoutitswelcome。SomeofthosewhoknewhimbesthadhopedthatonthisoccasionofhislastlecturehewouldtellofthatfirstappearanceinSanFrancisco，fortyyearsbefore，whenhisfortuneshadhunginthebalance。Perhapshedidnotthinkofit，andnoonehadhadthecouragetosuggestit。Atallevents，hedidadifferentthing。Hebeganbymakingastrongpleaforthesmittencitywheretheflameswerestillraging，urgingprompthelpforthosewhohadlostnotonlytheirhomes，butthelastshredoftheirbelongingsandtheirmeansoflivelihood。ThenfollowedhisfarcicalhistoryofFulton，withGeneralGranttomaketheresponses，andpresentlyhedriftedintothekindoflecturehehadgivensoofteninhislongtriparoundtheworld—

retellingthetaleswhichhadwonhimfortuneandfriendsinmanylands。

Idonotknowwhethertheentertainmentwaslongorshort。Ithinkfewtookaccountoftime。Toaletterofinquiryastohowlongtheentertainmentwouldlast，hehadreplied：

Icannotsayforsure。ItismycustomtokeepontalkingtillI

gettheaudiencecowed。Sometimesittakesanhourandfifteenminutes，sometimesIcandoitinanhour。

Therewasnoindicationatanytimethattheaudiencewascowed。Thehousewaspacked，andtheapplausewassorecurrentandcontinuousthatoftenhisvoicewaslosttothoseinitsremotercorners。Itdidnotmatter。Thetaleswerefamiliartohishearers；merelytoseeMarkTwain，inhisoldageandinthatsplendidsetting，relatingthemwasenough。Theaudiencerealizedthatitwaswitnessingthecloseofaheroicchapterinauniquecareer。

CCXLIII

ANINVESTMENTINREDDING

Manyofthelessimportanthappeningsseemworthrememberingnow。Amongthemwasthesale，attheNastauction，oftheMarkTwainletters，alreadymentioned。Thefactthattheselettersbroughthigherpricesthananyothersofferedinthissalewasgratifying。Roosevelt，Grant，andevenLincolnitemsweresold；buttheMarkTwainlettersledthelist。Oneofthemsoldforforty—threedollars，whichwassaidtobethehighestpriceeverpaidfortheletterofalivingman。Itwastheletterwrittenin1877，quotedearlierinthiswork，inwhichClemensproposedthelecturetourtoNast。NoneoftheClemens—Nastlettersbroughtlessthantwenty—sevendollars，andsomeofthemwereverybrief。

Itwasanewmeasurementofpublicsentiment。Clemens，whenheheardofit，said：

"Ican’trisetoGeneralGrant’sloftyplaceintheestimationofthiscountry；butitisadeepsatisfactiontometoknowthatwhenitcomestoletter—writinghecan’tsitinthefrontseatalongwithme。Thatforty—three—dollarletteroughttobeworthasmuchaseighty—sixdollarsafterI’mdead。"

Aperpetualstringofcallerscameto21FifthAvenue，anditkeptthesecretarybusyexplainingtomostofthemwhyMarkTwaincouldnotentertaintheirpropositions，orlistentotheircomplaints，orallowthemtoexpressinpersontheirviewsonpublicquestions。Hedidseeagreatmanyofwhatmightbecalledthemildertypepersonswhowereevidentlysincereandnottooheavilyfreightedwitheloquence。Ofthesetherecameonedayaverygentle—spokenwomanwhohadpromisedthatshewouldstaybutamoment，andsaynomorethanafewwords，ifonlyshemightsitfacetofacewiththegreatman。Itwasinthemorninghourbeforethedictations，andhereceivedher，quitecorrectlycladinhisbeautifuldressing—robeandproppedagainsthispillows。Shekepthercontracttotheletter；butwhensherosetogoshesaid，inavoiceofdeepestreverence：

"MayIkissyourhand？"

Itwasadelicatesituation，andmighteasilyhavebeenmadeludicrous。

Denialwouldhavehurther。Asitwas，heliftedhishand，asmall，exquisitehanditwas，withthegentledignityandpoiseofaking，andshetouchedherlipstoitwithwhatwascertainlyadoration。Then，asshewent，shesaid：

"HowGodmustloveyou！"

"Ihopeso，"hesaid，softly，andhedidnotevensmile；butaftershehadgonehecouldnothelpsaying，inaquaint，half—patheticvoice"Iguessshehasn’theardofourstrainedrelations。"

Sittinginthatroyalbed，cladinthatrichfashion，heeasilyconveyedtheimpressionofroyalty，andwatchinghimthroughthosemarvelousmorningsheseemedneverlessthanaking，asindeedhewas——thekingofarealmwithoutnationalboundaries。Someofthosenearesttohimfellnaturallyintothehabitofreferringtohimas"theKing，"andintimethetitlecreptoutoftheimmediatehouseholdandwastakenupbyotherswholovedhim。

Hehadbeenmorethanoncephotographedinhisbed；butitwasbythosewhohadcomeandgoneinabrieftime，withlittlechancetostudyhisnaturalattitudes。Ihadacquiredsomeknowledgeofthecamera，andI

obtainedhispermissiontoletmephotographhim——apermissionheseldomdeniedtoanyone。WehadnodictationsonSaturdays，andItookthepicturesononeoftheseholidaymornings。Hewassopatientandtractable，andsonaturalineveryattitude，thatitwasadelighttomakethenegatives。Iwasafraidhewouldbecomeimpatient，andmadefewerexposuresthanImightotherwisehavedone。Ithinkheexpectedverylittlefromthisamateurperformance；but，bythathappyelementofaccidentwhichplayssolargeapartinphotographicsuccess，theresultswerebetterthanIhadhopedfor。WhenIbroughthimtheprints，afewdayslater，heexpressedpleasureandasked，"Whydidn’tyoumakemore？"

Amongthemwasoneinanattitudewhichhadgrownsofamiliartous，thatofleaningovertogethispipefromthesmoking—table，andthisseemedtogivehimparticularsatisfaction。Itbeingaholiday，hehadnotdonnedhisdressing—gown，whichonthewholewaswellforthephotographicresult。Hespokeofotherpicturesthathadbeenmadeofhim，especiallydenouncingonephotograph，takensometwentyyearsbeforebySarony，apicture，ashesaid，ofagorillainanovercoat，whichthepapersandmagazineshadinsistedonusingeversince。

"Saronywasasenthusiasticaboutwildanimalsashewasaboutphotography，andwhenDuChaillubroughtoverthefirstgorillahesentformetolookatitandseeifourgenealogywasstraight。Isaiditwas，andSaronywassoexcitedthatIhadrecognizedtheresemblancebetweenus，thathewantedtomakeitmorecomplete，soheborrowedmyovercoatandputitonthegorillaandphotographedit，andspreadthatpictureoutovertheworldasmine。Itturnsupeveryweekinsomenewspaperormagazine；butit’snotmyfavorite；Ihavetriedtogetitsuppressed。"

MarkTwainmadehisfirstinvestmentinReddingthatspring。Ihadlocatedtheretheautumnbefore，andboughtavacantoldhouse，withafewacresofland，atwhatseemedamodestprice。Iwasnaturallyenthusiasticoverthebargain，andthebeautyandsalubrityofthesituation。Hisinterestwasaroused，andwhenhelearnedthattherewasaplaceadjoining，equallyreasonableandperhapsevenmoreattractive，hesuggestedimmediatelythatIbuyitforhim；andhewantedtowriteacheckthenforthepurchaseprice，forfeartheopportunitymightbelost。Ithinktherewasthennopurposeinhismindofbuildingacountryhome；butheforesawthatsuchasite，atnogreatdistancefromNewYork，wouldbecomemorevaluable，andhehadplentyofidlemeans。

Thepurchasewasmadewithoutdifficulty——atractofseventy—fiveacres，towhichpresentlywasaddedanothertractofonehundredandtenacres，andsubsequentlystillotherparcelsofland，tocompletetheownershipofthehilltop，foritwasnotlonguntilhehadconceivedtheideaofahome。Hewasgettingwearyoftheheavypressureofcitylife。Hecravedtheretirementofsolitude——onenottoofarfromthemaelstrom，sothathemightminglewithitnowandthenwhenhechose。Thecountryhomewouldnotbebegunforanotheryearyet，butthepurposeofitwasalreadyintheair。Nooneofthefamilyhadatthistimeseenthelocation。

CCXLIV

TRAITSANDPHILOSOPHIES

IbroughttothedictationonemorningtheOmarKhayyamcardwhichTwichellhadwrittenhimsolongago；Ihadfounditamongtheletters。

Itfurnishedhimasubjectforthatmorning。Hesaid：

HowstrangetherewasatimewhenIhadneverheardofOmarKhayyam！

WhenthatcardarrivedIhadalreadyreadthedozenquatrainsorsointhemorningpaper，andwasstillsteepedintheecstasyofdelightwhichtheyoccasioned。Nopoemhadevergivenmesomuchpleasurebefore，andnonehasgivenmesomuchpleasuresince。ItistheonlypoemIhaveevercarriedaboutwithme。Ithasnotbeenfromundermyhandalltheseyears。

Hehadnogeneralfondnessforpoetry；butmanypoemsappealedtohim，andonoccasionhelikedtoreadthemaloud。Once，duringthedictation，someversesweresentupbyayoungauthoresswhowaswaitingbelowforhisverdict。Thelinespicturedaphaseofnegrolife，andshewishedtoknowifhethoughtthemworthyofbeingreadatsomeTuskegeeceremony。

Hedidnotfancytheideaofattendingtothematterjustthenandsaid：

"Tellhershecanreadit。Shehasmypermission。Shemaycommitanycrimeshewishesinmyname。"

Itwasurgedthattheverseswereofhighmeritandtheauthoraverycharmingyounglady。

"I’mveryglad，"hesaid，"andIamgladtheLordmadeher；IhopeHewillmakesomemorejustlikeher。Idon’talwaysapproveofHishandiwork，butinthiscaseIdo。"

Thensuddenlyheadded：

"Well，letmeseeit——notimelikethepresenttogetridofthesethings。"

HetookthemanuscriptandgavesucharenditionofthosereallyfineversesasIbelievecouldnotbeimprovedupon。Wewereheldbreathlessbyhisdramaticfervorandpower。Hereturnedamessagetothatyoungaspirantthatmusthavemadeherheartsing。Whenthedictationhadendedthatday，Imentionedhisdramaticgift。

"Yes，"hesaid，"itisagift，Isuppose，likespellingandpunctuationandsmoking。Iseemtohaveinheritedallthose。"Continuing，hespokeofinheritedtraitsingeneral。

"TherewasPaige，"hesaid；"anignorantmanwhocouldnotmakeamachinehimselfthatwouldstandup，nordrawtheworkingplansforone；butheinventedtheeighteenthousanddetailsofthemostwonderfulmachinetheworldhaseverknown。Hewatchedovertheexpertdraftsmen，andsuperintendedthebuildingofthatmarvel。Pratt&Whitneybuiltit；butitwasPaige’smachine，nevertheless——thechildofhismarvelousgift。

Wedon’tcreateanyofourtraits；weinheritallofthem。Theyhavecomedowntousfromwhatweimpudentlycalltheloweranimals。Manisthelastexpression，andcombineseveryattributeoftheanimaltribesthatprecededhim。Oneortwoconspicuoustraitsdistinguisheachfamilyofanimalsfromtheothers，andthoseoneortwotraitsarefoundineverymemberofeachfamily，andaresoprominentastoeternallyandunchangeablyestablishthecharacterofthatbranchoftheanimalworld。

InthesecasesweconcedethattheseveraltemperamentsconstitutealawofGod，acommandofGod，andthatwhatsoeverisdoneinobediencetothatlawisblameless。Man，inhisevolution，inheritedthewholesumofthesenumeroustraits，andwitheachtraititsshareofthelawofGod。

Hewidelydiffersfromtheminthis：thathepossessesnotasinglecharacteristicthatisequallyprominentineachmemberofhisrace。Youcansaythehouseflyislimitlesslybrave，andinsayingityoudescribethewholehouse—flytribe；youcansaytherabbitislimitlesslytimid，andbythephraseyoudescribethewholerabbittribe；youcansaythespiderandthetigerarelimitlesslymurderous，andbythatphraseyoudescribethewholespiderandtigertribes；youcansaythelambislimitlesslyinnocentandsweetandgentle，andbythatphraseyoudescribeallthelambs。Thereishardlyacreaturethatyoucannotdefinitelyandsatisfactorilydescribebyonesingletrait——exceptman。

Menarenotallcowardsliketherabbit，norallbravelikethehouse—

fly，norallsweetandinnocentandgentlelikethelamb，norallmurderouslikethespiderandthetigerandthewasp，norallthieveslikethefoxandthebluejay，norallvainlikethepeacock，norallfriskylikethemonkey。Thesethingsareallinhimsomewhere，andtheydevelopaccordingtotheproportionofeachhereceivedinhisallotment：

Wedescribeamanbyhisvicioustraitsandcondemnhim；orbyhisfinetraitsandgifts，andpraisehimandaccordhimhighmeritfortheirpossession。Itiscomical。Hedidnotinventthesethings；hedidnotstockhimselfwiththem。Godconferredthemuponhiminthefirstinstantofcreation。Theyconstitutethelaw，andhecouldnotescapeobediencetothedecreeanymorethanPaigecouldhavebuiltthetype—

setterheinvented，orthePratt&Whitneymachinistscouldhaveinventedthemachinewhichtheybuilt。"

Helikedtostrideupanddown，smokingashetalked，andgenerallyhiswordswereslowlymeasured，withvaryingpausesbetweenthem。Hehaltedinthemidstofhismarch，andwithoutasuggestionofasmileadded：

"Whatanamusingcreaturethehumanbeingis！"

Itisabsolutelyimpossible，ofcourse，topreservetheatmosphereandpersonalityofsuchtalksasthis——thedelicaciesofhisspeechandmannerwhichcarriedanineffablecharm。Itwasdifficult，indeed，torecordthesubstance。Ididnotknowshorthand，andIshouldnothavetakennotesatsuchtimesinanycase；butIhadtrainedmyselfinsimilarworktopreserve，withafairdegreeofaccuracy，theformofphrase，andtosomeextentitswording，ifIcouldgetholdofpencilandpapersoonenoughafterward。IntimeIacquiredasortofphonographicfaculty；thoughitalwaysseemedtomethatthebouquet，thesubtlenessofspeech，waslackingintheresult。Sometimes，indeed，hewoulddictatenextmorningthesubstanceoftheseexperimentalreflections；orIwouldfindamonghispapersmemorandaandfragmentarymanuscriptswherehehadsetthemdownhimself，eitherbeforeorafterhehadtriedthemverbally。InthesecasesIhavenothesitatedtoamendmynoteswhereitseemedtolendrealitytohisutterance，though，evenso，thereisalwayslacking——andmustbe——thewonderofhispersonality。

CCXLV

INTHEDAY’SROUND

AnumberofdictationsofthisperiodwereaboutSusy，herchildhood，andthebiographyshehadwrittenofhim，mostofwhichheincludedinhischapters。Morethanonceaftersuchdictationshereproachedhimselfbitterlyforthemisfortunesofhishouse。HeconsoledhimselfalittlebysayingthatSusyhaddiedattherighttime，intheflowerofyouthandhappiness；butheblamedhimselfforthelackofthosethingswhichmighthavemadeherchildhoodstillmorebright。Oncehespokeofthebiographyshehadbegun，andadded：

"Oh，IwishIhadpaidmoreattentiontothatlittlegirl’swork！IfI

hadonlyencouragedhernowandthen，whatitwouldhavemeanttoher，andwhatabeautifulthingitwouldhavebeentohavehadherstoryofmetoldinherownway，yearafteryear！IfIhadshownherthatIcared，shemighthavegoneonwithit。Wearealwaystoobusyforourchildren；

wenevergivethemthetimenortheinteresttheydeserve。Welavishgiftsuponthem；butthemostpreciousgift—ourpersonalassociation，whichmeanssomuchtothem—wegivegrudginglyandthrowitawayonthosewhocareforitsolittle。"Then，afteramomentofsilence："Butwearerepaidforitatlast。Therecomesatimewhenwewanttheircompanyandtheirinterest。Wewantitmorethananythingintheworld，andwearelikelytobestarvedforit，justastheywerestarvedsolongago。

Thereisnoappreciationofmybooksthatissoprecioustomeasappreciationfrommychildren。Theirsisthepraisewewant，andthepraiseweareleastlikelytoget。"

Hismoodsofremorseseemedtooverwhelmhimattimes。HespokeofHenry’sdeathandlittleLangdon’s，andchargedhimselfwithboth。

Hedeclaredthatf