The Letters Of Mark Twain, Complete


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To A. B. Paine, in Redding:  
BAY HOUSE, Jan. 11, 1910.  
DEAR PAINE,--... There was a military lecture last night at the  
Officer's Mess, prospect, and as the lecturer honored me with a special  
and urgent invitation and said he wanted to lecture to me particularly,  
I being "the greatest living master of the platform-art," I naturally  
packed Helen and her mother into the provided carriage and went.  
As soon as we landed at the door with the crowd the Governor came to  
me at once and was very cordial, and apparently as glad to see me as  
he said he was. So that incident is closed. And pleasantly and entirely  
satisfactorily. Everything is all right, now, and I am no longer in a  
clumsy and awkward situation.  
I "met up" with that charming Colonel Chapman, and other officers of the  
regiment, and had a good time.  
Commandant Peters of the "Carnegie" will dine here tonight and arrange a  
private visit for us to his ship, the crowd to be denied access.  
Sincerely Yours,  
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