February 7 Monday — In Hamilton, Bermuda Sam finished his Feb. 5 to Albert Bigelow Paine in Redding, Conn.
Monday, Feb. 7. Yesterday Mr. Allen took us on an excursion in Mr. Hamilton’s big motor boat. Present, Mrs, Allen, Mr. and Mrs. & Miss Sloan, Helen, Mildred Howells, Claude, & me. Several hours’ swift skimming over ravishing blue seas under a brilliant sun; also a couple of hours of picknicking & lazying under the cedars in a secluded place.
Mr. Hamilton had a stroke several days ago, & his life was threatened, but he is recovering now. The Orotava is arriving with 260 passengers—I shall get letters by her, no doubt.
P.S.—Please send me the Standard Unabridged that is on the table in my bedroom. I have no dictionary here [MTP}.
Sten Drewsen wrote on Players notepaper: “First let me present myself as a Danish author and then as a friend of our young Norwegian protégé Mr. Blix on who’s behalf I write to you. Mr. Blix has asked me to take one of his drawings “The Holy Sebastian’ with me to American and give it to you.” He knew Clemens was not at home so inquired if he might come in mid-March, or should he send it? [MTP].