Always acknowledge a fault frankly. This will throw those in authority off their guard & give you opportunity to [commit] more.1
Ys Truly
Samℓ. L. Clemens
Mark Twain
July ’77.
Explanatory Notes | Textual Commentary
Source text(s):
Previous publication:
MicroML, reel 4; Nate D. Sanders online catalog, accessed April 2012, lot 18, MS facsimile.
Provenance:
The MS was In the Patrick F. Madigan collection in 1916, and offered for sale in 2012 by Nate D. Sanderss, of Los Angeles, California.
Emendations and textual notes:
commit • com- | com mit