November 4 Monday – Sam received a cable from Livy, saying “come home,” that she would return to England with him in the spring [MTL 5: 214n2]. 

Sir Sydney Hedley Waterlow (London Lord Mayor) sent Clemens an engraved invitation to dine at Stationer’s Hall on Monday, Nov. 4 [MTP]. Note: likely this invite was earlier than Nov. 4.

Sam attended an inauguration dinner for Sir Sydney Waterlow in the hall of the Stationers’ Company with about 100 guests [MTL 5: 214n1].

November 4–11 Monday – Sam wrote (sometime between these dates) from London to his sister-in-law, Susan Crane, inviting Susan and her husband, Theodore Crane, to come to England with him and Livy and spend the summer there. “I would a good deal rather live here if I could get the rest of you over” [MTL 5: 213].