CLXXIITHE YANKEE IN ENGLANDThe London publishers of the Yankee were keenly anxious to revise thetext for their English readers. In his note-book, too,there is a memorandum for a love-story of the Quarternary Epoch whichwould begin, On a soft October afternoon 2,000,000 years ago. We can never live in it again; though it would break the family's hearts if they could believe it. Here is a fair specimen.
Sometimes I would say, Henry! He would stand full front with his eyes upon mine--all attention. That tradition is probably about as authentic as thoseconnected with a number of old bridges in Europe which are said to havebeen built by Satan. He was so hopeful and happy that it amounted to exaltation. he world so good, when it is cooked right; and while I eat my supper we talked, and had a good time.
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