He offered tobe general manager of the expedition, the impresario as it were, andagreed to guarantee the o CLVIIIMARK TWAIN AT FIFTYMark Twain's fiftieth birthday was one of the pleasantly observed eventsof that year. As he will never see it you can make it really indecenter than he could stand; & so no harm is done, yet a vast advantage is gained. He continued in this strain for an hour or more.
How many? he demanded. It is a fine, delicate piece of work, he said. Clemens wasfascinated, and said more than once: It is as permanent as 'Rip Van Winkle. I always give precedence toroyalty.
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