To Bayard Taylor
8 September 1878 • Geneva, Switzerland
(MS: NIC, UCCL 01594)

Hotel de l’Ecu de Genève
Sept. 8/78.

My Dear Mr. Taylor:

I have learned the German language & forgotten it again; so I resume English once more. I have just returned from a walking-trip to Mont Blanc—which I was intending to ascend, but was obliged to give it up the idea, as I had gone too early & there was still snow on it. I find your letter here; if you will be so kind as to forward Slote’s letter to the above address I think it will be in time to catch me—& in any case I will make it arrangements to have it follow me. (I am going to try to enclose the necessary stamps in this, but if I forget it—however, I won’t.)

We have been poking around slowly through Switzerland for a month; a week hence we go to Venice—to Rome & other places later; & we are booked for Munich Nov. 10 (for the winter.) One of these days I am going to whet up my German again & take a run to Berlin, & have a talk with you in that fine old tongue.

Yrs Ever

S. L. Clemens