Clearly Raymond wanted a more serious presentation,something akin to his earlier success, and on the whole we can hardlyblame him. But the American people were quite ready to accept him in any of hisphases, fully realizing that whatever his philosoph He had become a sort of general spokesman on publicmatters, and demands were made upon him which could not be denied. It was during this period that Clemens formulated his eclectictherapeutic doctrine.
I could see that the thought agitated him, and I suggested that we go to his room and read, which we If only Tom Sawyer could have seen him then! If only Olivia Clemenscould have sat among those who gave him welcome! But life is not likethat. It said, Be weak, be water, be characterless, be cheaply persuadable. I have always been the victim of somebody, he said, and always an idiot myself, doing things that even a child would not do.
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