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Now, therefore, why should I withhold it?He promised positively to sail on the 6th of July if they would let himtalk just this once. Jim Gillis declared theindications promising, and if they could only have good weather to workit, they were sure of rich returns. Clemens immediately set to work and completed 399pages of the manuscript, the first eleven chapters of the book, beforethe early flush of enthusiasm waned. All that Mark Twain had to do wasto listen and make the notes.

One dreary afternoon, in his slow,monotonous fashion, he told them about a frog--a frog that had belongedto a man named Coleman, who tr A number of distractions had delayed or interrupted their work. Now therewas no longer a reason for postponement of a contract. What happened to your face? inquired Evvie, leaning against his knee.