2. And tell Irving that when luck turns with me I will make
good to him what the salvage from the dead Co. fails to pay him
of his $500.
[P. S. Madam says No, I must face the music. So I inclose my
effort--to be used if you approve, but not otherwise.]
We shall try to find a tenant for our Hartford house; not an easy
matter, for it costs heavily to live in. We can never live in it
again; though it would break the family's hearts if they could
believe it.
Nothing daunts Mrs. Clemens or makes the world look black to her
--which is the reason I haven't drowned myself.
I got the Xmas journals which you sent and I thank you for that Xmas
remembrance.
We all send our deepest and warmest greetings to you and all of
yours and a Happy New Year!