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Source: CU-MARK ([CU-MARK])

Cue: "Livy darling, I am about"

Source format: "MS"

Letter type: "[standard letter]"

Notes:

Last modified:

Revision History: AB

Published on MTPO: 2007

Print Publication: v5

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To Olivia L. Clemens
20 December 1873 • London, England (MS: CU-MARK, UCCL 01010)
London, Dec. 20.

Livy darling, I am about to go to the hall, to deliver my last lecture in London. Presently I shall be free! All this time my health has been simply splendid. I never have taken such good care of myself before—& so my digestion is perfect.

I make this lecture go handsomely. I like it much better than the Sandwich Islands, & so does everybody.

Good bye my darling—shall see you by Feb. 1.! Hurrah!

Samℓ.

Mrs. Samℓ. L. Clemens | Hartford | Conn. in upper left corner: America. | rule on flap: slc/mt postmarked: london • w 7 de 22 73 and new york jan ◇ paid all Ⓐemendation

Textual Commentary
20 December 1873 • To Olivia L. Clemens • London, England • UCCL 01010
Source text(s):

MS, Mark Twain Papers, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley (CU-MARK).

Previous Publication:

L5 , 524; LLMT , 364, brief paraphrase.

Provenance:

see Samossoud Collection in Description of Provenance.

More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.

Emendations and Textual Notes
Ⓐ  new york jan ◇ paid all  ●  ne◇ ◇◇rk ◇◇◇ ◇ ◇◇◇◇ all badly inked
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