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of the cracks on the veranda floor�察�wholly undisturbed by us。  Now and
then a light flutter of wind would come murmuring up from the trees
below�察�and when the apple´bloom was falling there would be a whirl of
white and pink petals that seemed a cloud of smaller butterflies。

On June 1st I find in my note´book this entry��

     Warm and pleasant。  The dictation about Grant continues�察�a great
     privilege to hear this foremost man�察�of letters review his
     associations with that foremost man of arms。  He remained seated
     today�察�dressed in white as usual�察�a large yellow pansy in his
     buttonhole�察�his white hair ruffled by the breeze。  He wears his worn
     morocco slippers with black hose�察�sits in the rocker�察�smoking and
     looking out over the hazy hills�察�delivering his sentences with a
     measured accuracy that seldom calls for change。  He is speaking just
     now of a Grant dinner which he attended where Depew spoke。  One is
     impressed with the thought that we are looking at and listening to
     the war´worn veteran of a thousand dinnersthe honored guest of
     many�察�an honored figure of all。  Earlier�察�when he had been
     chastising some old offender�察�he added�察 �However�察�he's dead�察�and I
     forgive him。;  Then�察�after a moment's reflection�察 �No�察�strike that
     last sentence out。;  When we laughed�察�he added�察 �We can't forgive
     him yet。;

A few days laterit was June 4th�察�the day before the second anniversary
of the death of Mrs。 Clemenswe found him at first in excellent humor
from the long dictation of the day before。  Then his mind reverted to the
tragedy of the season�察�and he began trying to tell of it。  It was hard
work。  He walked back and forth in the soft sunlight�察�saying almost
nothing。  He gave it up at last�察�remarking�察 �We will not work to´morrow。; 
So we went away。

He did not dictate on the 5th or the 6th�察�but on the 7th he resumed the
story of Mrs。 Clemens's last days at Florence。  The weather had changed��
the sunlight and warmth had all gone�察�a chill�察�penetrating mist was on
the mountains�察�Monadnock was blotted out。  We expected him to go to the
fire�察�but evidently he could not bear being shut in with that subject in
his mind。  A black cape was brought out and thrown about his shoulders��
which seemed to fit exactly into the somberness of the picture。  For two
hours or more we sat there in the gloom and chill�察�while he paced up and
down�察�detailing as graphically as might be that final chapter in the life
of the woman he had loved。

It is hardly necessary to say that beyond the dictation Clemens did very
little literary work during these months。  He had brought his ;manuscript
trunk; as usual�察�thinking�察�perhaps�察�to finish the ;microbe; story and
other of the uncompleted things�察�but the dictation gave him sufficient
mental exercise�察�and he did no more than look over his ;stock in trade�察�
as he called it�察�and incorporate a few of the finished manuscripts into
;autobiography。;  Among these were the notes of his trip down the Rhone��
made in 1891�察�and the old Stormfield story�察�which he had been treasuring
and suppressing so long。  He wrote Howells in June��

     The dictating goes lazily and pleasantly on。  With intervals。  I
     find that I've been at it�察�off & on�察�nearly two hours for 155 days
     since January 9。  To be exact�察�I've dictated 75 hours in 8o days &
     loafed 75 days。  I've added 60��000 words in the month that I've been
     here�察�which indicates that I've dictated during 20 days of that
     time40 hours�察�at an average of 1��500 words an hour。  It's a
     plenty�察�& I'm satisfied。

     There's a good deal of ;fat。;  I've dictated ��from January 9��
     210��000 words�察�& the ;fat; adds about 50��000 more。

     The ;fat; is old pigeonholed things of the years gone by which I or
     editors didn't das't to print。  For instance�察�I am dumping in the
     little old book which I read to you in Hartford about 30 years ago &
     which you said ;publish & ask Dean Stanley to furnish an
     introduction�察�he'll do it; ��Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven��。 
     It reads quite to suit me without altering a word now that it isn't
     to see print until I am dead。

     To´morrow I mean to dictate a chapter which will get my heirs &
     assigns burned alive if they venture to print it this side of A。D。 
     2006which I judge they won't。  There'll be lots of such chapters
     if I live 3 or 4 years longer。  The edition of A。D。 2006 will make a
     stir when it comes out。  I shall be hovering around taking notice��
     along with other dead pals。  You are invited。

The chapter which was to invite death at the stake for his successors was
naturally one of religious heresies a violent attack on the orthodox��
scriptural God�察�but really an expression of the highest reverence for the 
God which�察�as he said�察�had created the earth and sky and the music of the
constellations。  Mark Twain once expressed himself concerning reverence
and the lack of it��

;I was never consciously and purposely irreverent in my life�察�yet one
person or another is always charging me with a lack of reverence。 
Reverence for whatfor whom�拭 �Who is to decide what ought to command my
reverencemy neighbor or I�拭 �I think I ought to do the electing myself。 
The Mohammedan reveres Mohammedit is his privilege�察�the Christian
doesn'tapparently that is his privilege�察�the account is square enough。 
They haven't any right to complain of the other�察�yet they do complain of
each other�察�and that is where the unfairness comes in。  Each says that
the other is irreverent�察�and both are mistaken�察�for manifestly you can't
have reverence for a thing that doesn't command it。  If you could do that
you could digest what you haven't eaten�察�and do other miracles and get a
reputation。;

He was not reading many books at this timehe was inclined rather to be
lazy�察�as he said�察�and to loaf during the afternoons�察�but I remember that
he read aloud 'After the Wedding' and 'The Mother'those two beautiful
word´pictures by Howellswhich he declared sounded the depths of
humanity with a deep´sea lead。  Also he read a book by William Allen
White�察�'In Our Town'�察�a collection of tales that he found most admirable。 
I think he took the trouble to send White a personal�察�hand´written letter
concerning them�察�although�察�with the habit of dictation�察�he had begun�察�as
he said�察�to ;loathe the use of the pen。;

There were usually some sort of mild social affairs going on in the
neighborhood�察�luncheons and afternoon gatherings like those of the
previous year�察�though he seems to have attended fewer of them�察�for he did
not often leave the house。  Once�察�at least�察�he assisted in an afternoon
entertainment at the Dublin Club�察�where he introduced his invention of
the art of making an impromptu speech�察�and was assisted in its
demonstration by George de Forest Brush and Joseph Lindon Smith�察�to the
very great amusement of a crowd of summer visitors。  The ;art; consisted
mainly of having on hand a few reliable anecdotes and a set formula which
would lead directly to them from any given subject。

Twice or more he collected the children of the neighborhood for charades
and rehearsed them�察�and took part in the performance�察�as in the Hartford 
days。  Sometimes he drove out or took an extended walk。  But these things
were seldom。

Now and then during the summer he made a trip to New York of a semi´
business nature�察�usually going by the way of Fairhaven�察�where he would
visit for a few days�察�journeying the rest of the way in Mr。 Rogers's
yacht。  Once they made a cruise of considerable length to Bar Harbor and
elsewhere。  Here is an amusing letter which he wrote to Mrs。 Rogers after
such a visit��

     DEAR MRS。 ROGERS��In packing my things in your house yesterday
     morning I inadvertently put in some articles that was laying around��
     I thinking about theology & not noticing�察�the way this family does
     in similar circumstances like these。  Two books�察�Mr。 Rogers' brown
     slippers�察�& a ham。  I thought it was ourn�察�it looks like one we used
     to have。  I am very sorry it happened�察�but it sha'n't occur again &
     don't you worry。  He will temper the wind to the shorn lamb & I will
     send some of the things back anyway if there is some that won't
     keep。




CCXLVI

DUBLIN�察�CONTINUED

In time Mark Twain became very lonely in Dublin。  After the brilliant
winter the contrast was too great。  He was not yet ready for exile。  In
one of his dictations he said��

     The skies are enchantingly blue。  The world is a dazzle of sunshine。 
     Monadnock is closer to us than usual by several hundred yards。  The
     vast extent of spreading valley is intensely greenthe lakes as
     intensely blue。  And there is a new horizon�察�a remoter one than we
     have known before�察�for beyond the mighty half´circle of hazy
     mountains that form the usual frame of the picture rise certain
     shadowy great domes that are unfamiliar to our eyes 。  。  。  。

     But there is a defectonly one�察�but it is a defect which almost
     entitles it to be spelled with a capital D。  This is the defect of
     loneliness。  We have not a single neighbor who is a neighbor。 
     Nobody lives within two miles of us except Franklin MacVeagh�察�and he
     is the farthest off of any�察�because he is in Europe 。  。  。  。

     I feel for Adam and Eve now�察�for I know how it was with them。  I am
     existing�察�broken´hearted�察�in a Garden of Eden。。。。  The Garden of
     Eden I now know was an unendurable solitude。  I know that the advent
     of the serpent was a welcome changeanything for society 。  。  。  。

     I never rose to the full appreciation of the utter solitude of this
     place until a symbol of ita compact and visible allegory of it
     furnished me the lacking lift three days ago。  I was standing alone
     on this veranda�察�in the late afternoon�察�mourning over the stillness��
     the far´spreading�察�beautiful desolation�察�and the absence of visible
     life�察�when a couple of shapely and graceful deer came sauntering
     across the grounds and stopped�察�and at their leisure impudently
     looked me over�察�as if they had an idea of buying me as bric´a´brac。 
     Then they seemed to conclude that they could do better for less
     money elsewhere�察�and they sauntered indolently away and disappeared
     among the trees。  It sized up this solitude。  It is so complete�察�so
     perfect�察�that even the wild animals are satisfied with it。  Those
     dainty creatures were not in the least degree afraid of me。

This was no more than a moodthough real enough while it lastedsomber��
and in its way regal。  It was the loneliness of a kingKing Lear。  Yet
he returned gladly enough to solitude after each absence。

It was just before one of his departures that I made another set of
pictures of him�察�this time on the colonnaded veranda�察�where his figure
had become so familiar。  He had determined to have his hair cut when he
reached New York�察�and I was anxious to get the pictures before this
happened。  When the proofs came seven of themhe arranged them as a
series to illustrate what he called ;The Progress of a Moral Purpose。; 
He ordered a num

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