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Fortunately thelease of life granted him was longer than he had hoped for, though thelast chapters were He rallied and renewed his task; feeblyat first, but more perseveringly as each day seemed to bring a littleadded strength, or perhaps it was only resolution. He had become, all at once, the mostconspicuous publisher in the world. He went immediately, andremained several days.

It was ahappy, even if somewhat sad, reunion, for they were no longer young, andwhen they called the roll of friends there were many vacancies. THE TURNING-POINT OF MY LIFE (Stormfield)--Harper's Bazar, February, 1910 BESSIE DIALOGUE (unpublished). Major Pond had proposed. The others had all said handsome, serious things, and Clemens himself hadmentally prepared something of the s