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And besides it was one of the Prince's own staff liars that told me. Norton presided, and when it came Clemens's turn to read he introducedhim with such exquisite praises as he best knew how to giv ntance there and the democracy of that institution had atendency to eliminate contrasts and incongruities. The first check of two hundredthousand dollars, drawn February 27, 1886, remains the largest singleroyalty check in history.

it is clear that the Century people do not realize theimportance--the commercial magnitude of your book. How rapidly he worked may be judged from a letter which he wrote to Hallin February, in which he said:I a There was but one hitch in the performance. ciation, she added: Why, papa, if it keeps on like this, pretty soon there won't be anybodyfor you to get acqu