The Letters Of Mark Twain, Complete


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Clemenses. In very prosperous times we might regard our stock and  
copyrights as assets sufficient, with the money owing to us, to square  
up and quit even, but I suppose we may not hope for such luck in the  
present condition of things.  
What I am mainly hoping for, is to save my royalties. If they come into  
danger I hope you will cable me, so that I can come over and try to save  
them, for if they go I am a beggar.  
I would sail to-day if I had anybody to take charge of my family and  
help them through the difficult journeys commanded by the doctors. I may  
be able to sail ten days hence; I hope so, and expect so.  
We can never resurrect the L. A. L. I would not spend any more money on  
that book. You spoke, a while back, of trying to start it up again as a  
preparation to disposing of it, but we are not in shape to venture that,  
I think. It would require more borrowing, and we must not do that.  
Yours Sincerely  
S. L. C.  
Aug. 16. I have thought, and thought, but I don't seem to arrive in any  
very definite place. Of course you will not have an instant's safety  
until the bank debts are paid. There is nothing to be thought of but  
to hand over every penny as fast as it comes in--and that will be slow  
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