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It was a gratifying change, and thoughthe newspapers made much of it, there was no one who was not gladdened bythe beauty of his garments and their general harmony with his person. Clemens was fond of affairs when they were going well; he liked the gameof business, especially when it was pretentious and showily prosperous. perhaps, but hardly necessary to the giant's existence, and in noimportant matter a part of its greater life. was native to the character of the man who put into the Appomattox terms of surrender the words,

That was worth going to Europe to find out. He said, at last, that at various times through his life he had beenpreparing some autobiographical matter, but that he had tired of theundertaking, and had put it aside. --and often the bestthings, it seemed afterward, perhaps because each in its way was best andthe variety infinite. Clemens: I did so long for you and Sue yesterday morning--the most superb sunrise--the most marvelous sunrise--& I s