In his note-book, under the date of December 24(1902), he wrote: Jean was hit with a chill: Clara With theexception of the natural weariness due to such a trip, the invalid wasapparently no worse on their arrival. It was now the end of September, the beginning of a long half-year, during which Mark Twain's fortunes wer Coming up the river on one of the old passenger steam boats that stillexist, I noticed in a paper which came aboard that Mark Twain was toreceive from Oxford University the literary doctor's degree.
But Grant demurred. I said that, old as I was, I had taken up the study of French, andmentioned Bayard Taylor's having begun Greek at fifty, expecting to needit in heaven. ee and his fifty-four adherents were masters of England, with twenty-five thousand deadmen lying about them. Douglas's remark startedGeneral Grant upon the subject of his connection with Ward, which hediscussed with great freedom and apparent relief of mind.
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