Clemens announcedthat he had brought Australia good-fortune, and should expect somethingin return. It was now the end of September, the beginning of a long half-year, during which Mark Twain's fortunes wer Clemens there for the only time, and like all who met her,however briefly, felt the gentleness and beauty of her spirit. Two days earlier Clemens hadwritten in his note-book: Today I placed flowers on Susy's grave--for the last time probably-- & read words: Good-night, dear heart, good-night.
Nations have often mourned ahero--and races--but perhaps never before had the entire world reallyunited in tender sorrow for the death of any man. He laughed extravagantly, and evidently caredmore for that moment's entertainment than for many philosophies. It took all those years to get one of those creatures properlyconstructed to proceed to the next step. A little later; at the foot of the garden of bay and cedar,neighbors, inspired by Dan Beard, who had recently located near by, setoff some fireworks.
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