im he seemed so full of vigor and the joy of life that Icould not convince myself that he would not outlive us all. When the 1st of April (1884) approached he concludedit would be a good time to pay off his debt of gratitude for his recententertainment in the Clemens's home. CXCIClemens had been ill in Elmira with a distressing carbuncle, and wasstill in no condition to undertake steady travel and entertainment inthat fierce summer heat. Theirfriendship began there.
They planned to go abroad for the summer of 1890, to take thewaters of some of the German baths, but they were obliged to give up theidea. I love to think aboutthose days; but there's always something sickening about the thought thatI hav Clemens said: What is it? Wilberforce impressively answered: It is the Holy Grail. Of course Clemens was immediately interested.
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