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On the margin of this letter Clemens had written: I reckon this spontaneous outburst from the first critic of the day The note-book says: Paige shed even more tears than usual. Clemens had not yet lost interest in the American policy in thePhilippines, and in his letters to Twichell he did not hesitate tocriticize tile President's attitude in this and related matters. On that day Clemens wrote in his note-book:This is a great date in my history.

Helm, a London newspaper man who had spent pleasanthours with him chatting in the shade, he said: . Morethan once I journeyed into the country on one errand and another, mainlyfor rest; but a card saying that he was lonely and upset, for lack of hisevening games, quickly brought me back again. Is it an army of volunteers who have enlisted for the war, and mayrighteously be shot if they leave before the war is finished? No, it isnot even an army in that sense. The emperor continues this fancy, and reflects on the fierce crueltiesthat are done in his name.