At home, Howells's children recited it tohim in chorus. In my mind, I see him once afterward, clothed as before, taking me down in shorthand. It isunderstood, and not considered good English form. Thank you, my friend, worthy son of your father.
He forgot this often enough, then and afterward, andgave his riotous fancy free rein; but on the whole the simpler, lessflorid form seemingly began to attract him more and more. George Barnes himself has declared that Clemens resignedwith great willingness. The wooden animals-which included a lion, a hippopotamus, and an improbable elephant-had been carved by a Sudanese living in Luxor, and for the moment at least they were the twins' favorite toys. They hadn't started shooting.
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