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Mark Twain's voice calling: Joe, are you awake? Yes, Mark, what is it? Oh, nothing, only I can't sleep. Atfirst I went up only for the day; but later, when his health did notimprove, and when he expressed a wish for companionship evenings, Iremained most of the nights as well. Gabrilowitsch he wrote: REDDING, CONN, December 29, 1909. Clemens used to say afterwardthat he had not been asked to speak, and that it was probably because ofhis supp

Onceto Richard Watson Gilder he sent this line of regrets: In bed with a chest cold and other company--Wednesday. Presently he said: In one way I am sorry I did not see this place sooner. They always said they wouldn't act. ROGERS,-- Experience has convinced me that when one wished to set a hard-worked man at something which he mightn't prefer to be bothered with it is best to move upon him behind his wife.