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I happened to catchmy reflection in it, and I vividly recollect saying to it mentally: Thisis not true; it is only one of many similar dreams. Howells, too,was of this opinion. ard one since I left America, but Americans when grouped drop into anecdotes as soon as they get a little acquainted. Clemens is sitting on the bells.

We may believe that Clemens had not been always patient, not alwaysgentle, during this process of decline. Hemanifestly thinks that when it got scaled away down to a mere one-third a little thing like that was some other than theft and extortion. His great mistake was in supposing that when he had theSaviour's indorsement of his conduct he had all that was necessary. He had begun it with one of his impossible burlesquefancies, and he felt our attitude of disappointment even before any wordhad been said.