January 25 Friday – Sam played billiards with Peter Dunne (“Mr. Dooley”) [Jan. 26 to Jean]. Lyon wrote:

Isabel Lyon’s journal: The King said “I am just thirsting for blood & Mr. Dooley is going to furnish it!”—Billiards!—Mr. Dooley is coming for luncheon. But the King is walking up & down the billiard room with quick light eager steps—ready for dictation, but readier for the blood of Mr. Dooley [Peter Dunne].

Later: He got the blood, for he and Mr. Dooley played all the afternoon & while Mr. D isn’t a good billiardist, he is good company, & the King was quite happy, I think. Mr. John Howells came in with some nice plans for the Redding house [TS 22].

Chatto & Windus wrote to Clemens, enclosing a statement and check for £123:2:7 for sales of his boks for the half-year ending Dec. 31, 1906 [MTP]

Howells & Stokes Co. (John M. Howells) wrote to Miss Lyon with details of the proposed Redding house, working within the $25,000 allowance [MTP].