To William Dean Howells
27 March 1882 • Hartford, Conn.
(MS, typewritten, from dictation: MH-H, UCCL 02180)
hartford conn. march 27th. 1882.
my dear howells:—
i can imagine the shock at mr. longfellows door. the news of his death had a peculiar affect upon me; for it brought back that infernal breakfast and made me feel like an unforgiven criminal. i think there is no reasonable doubt that i can read all summer without any inconvenience. i can read all the saturdays and sundays and also an hour each evening [prehaps]. this added ◊◊ up makes about a month of pretty steady reading and ought to accomplish the business. i am very much obliged to you for reading “the white elephant” and also for having such a good opinion of it.
yours as ever,
s. l. clemens.
Textual Commentary
Source text(s):Previous publication:
MTHL, 1:398.
Provenance:
See Howells Letters in Description of Provenance.
Emendations and textual notes:
prehaps • [sic]
