ed peace came moreand more to him each day with the thought that Jean and Susy and theirmother could not be troubled any more. re in it; just as men flocked to the Crusades, sacrificing all they possessed to the cause, and ent ' Ostensibly a pleasure trip for you. Jim Clemens, fell ill, andthe newspapers had it presently that Mark Twain was lying at the point ofdeath.
Clemens seemed to improve as the weeks passed, and they had greathopes of her complete recovery. His connection with thefirm was widely known, and many authors sent him their manuscripts orwrote him personal letters concerning them. Howells called his attention to some military outrages in thePhilippines, citing a case where a certain lieutenant had tortur --[This poem was completed on the anniversary ofSusy's death and is of considerable length.
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