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Howells acknowledges that he had some doubts as to the permanency of thevast acclaim of the American public, remembering, or perhaps assuming, anational fickleness. It is only notreliable--and it is sometimes even unjust--as detailed history. CCVII30, WELLINGTON COURTClemens himself took the Kellgren treatment and received a good deal ofbenefit. But there was plenty of talk on the subject as soon as we got settled inthe Hamilton Hotel.

MY LITERARY DEBUT (Vienna)--Century, December. below the cheapest rate at which said book or article had been placed upon the market at any time during the immediately preceding ten years. Clemens had seen the performance, and it completely took hissubject out of his mind. It was in effect a scathing reply to those who, three years,before, had denounced Twichell and himself for standing by theirconvictions.