Clearly, however serious Mark Twain regarded his physical condition, hedid not allow it to make him gloomy. Birrell said in that connection. There would always be those in any book oftravel he might write. Wrote first chapter of above story to-day.
He knew where it was,and he got it out. It was reported to Clemens later that there was some dispute as to theidentity of the Field birthplace. Hecould get along without these things, he said, and still preserve someremnants of self-respect. (See Chapters clxii to clxiv; also Appendix R.
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