He is the only originator, the only originator of thoughts; thoughts suggested from within, not from without; the originator of colors & I have no quarrelwith him. To me the association was invaluable; itdrew from him a thousand long-forgotten incidents; it invited a Miss Wallace recalls certain Kipling readings in his room, when hisfriends gathered to listen.
If it had been I shouldn't have said anything about it. Clemens was fond of affairs when they were going well; he liked the gameof business, especially when it was pretentious and showily prosperous. This letter is really acareful and faithful description of Aix-les-Bains, with no particulardrift of humor in it. And, in fact, so have we all.
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