The Letters Of Mark Twain, Complete


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the feeling of others, and for animals. "When we are driving, his  
concern is all about the horse. He can't bear to see the whip used,  
or to see a horse pull hard."  
After the walk over Gemmi Pass he wrote: "Mark to-day was immensely  
absorbed in flowers. He scrambled around and gathered a great variety,  
and manifested the intensest pleasure in them. He crowded a pocket of  
his note-book with his specimens, and wanted more room."  
Whereupon Twichell got out his needle and thread and some stiff paper he  
had and contrived the little paper bag to hang to the front of his vest.  
The tramp really ended at Lausanne, where Clemens joined his party,  
but a short excursion to Chillon and Chamonix followed, the travelers  
finally separating at Geneva, Twichell to set out for home by way of  
England, Clemens to remain and try to write the story of their travels.  
He hurried a good-by letter after his comrade:  
*
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To Rev. J. H. Twichell:  
(No date)  
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