Ordinarily Ramses would have taken Selim into his confidence, but although he was extremely fond of Daoud, he was well aware of the latter's weakness for gossip. Why, I wonder? I may not have been of much use, said Walter, but at least no one had to rescue me. Ha, said Emerson. The agent had instructionsto mail a card every day, stating the amount of his share in the profits.
Butapparently the salve was futile, for in another letter, a month later, hecomplains that his mother is slin ]His manner, his humor, his quaint colloquial forms all delighted Howells--more, in fact, than the opulent sealskin overco Clemens had been gratified by the Atlantic review, and had called toexpress his thanks for it. The rioting last spring included similar acts of sabotage.
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