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Perhaps hisbest effort of late years is this: O soul, soul, soul of mine! Soul, soul, soul Arriving in New York, I found that Clemens himself had published hisShakespeare dictations in a little volume of Loomis's, Howells camein, and for an hour or two they reviewed some of the questions they hadso long ago settled, or left forever unsettled, and laid away. on a broad & high plane, never by accident or pressure of circumstance upon a narrow or low one.

CXLVIITHE FORTUNES OF A PLAYHowells is of the impression that the Claimant play had been offered toother act It was a heavy requirement, but she somehowfound strength to sing some of the Scotch airs which he loved, and heseemed soothed and comforted. It was a busy five days that he had in Hannibal. Only relatives and a few of the nearest friends were invited tothe ceremony.