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buffalo, Feb. 13 1870 ‸ 1 ‸. dear sir: in answer i am obliged to say that it will not be possible for me to accept your kind invitation. i shall not be able to lecture again during the present season. thanking you kindly for the compliment of your invitation, i am yours truly, sam’l l. clemens. [“mark twain.”]
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P. S. Am sorry to say that I am clear out of the lecture field, & neither riches nor glory can tempt me!
Yrs Truly
S. L. Clemens