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The Library of American Literature was a collection of the best Americanwriting, and seemed bound to appeal to every American reading-home. We couldn't get enough of it. A soft, heavy snow was falling, and the gloom of those shortest days wasclosing in. Clemens promptly complied with theformalities and the meeting was arranged.

Clemens supplied the four thousand dollars, andcontinued to advance money from time to time at the rate of three to four This extension to lapse and become null and void if at any time duringthe thirty years he shall fail during the space of three consecutivemonths to furnish the ten per cent. It was the 14th of July, 1896, a year to a day since they left Elmira,that they sailed by the steamer Norman for England, arriving atSouthampton the 31st. e, gazing down on plague-reeking Florence & listening to that man's improper tales, & he probably did.