November 29 Saturday – Sam spoke at St. Andrew’s Society, Salutation Tavern, London, replying to the toast of “The Guests” (see this reply MTL 5: 491). The speech was printed in the Hartford Daily Courant, Dec. 20, 1873, p2 as “Mark Twain on Scotland.” It may also be found in The Twainian, Nov.-Dec. 1957 p4 as “Mark Twain Toasts the Scotch.” Note: this is “that Scotch dinner” Sam referred to in his Nov. 24 to Henry Lee, as Mr. Reid’s guest.

Charles Kingsley wrote to Sam: “Many thanks for your cordial letter. Will you & Mr. Stoddard give me the pleasure of coming to luncheon tomorrow at 1 P.M.? I am sorry—& so will Mrs. Kingsley be—that she is out of town. After our luncheon & our cigarette—we can look at the Abbey or not, as you may like” [MTP].

At the Clemens home in Hartford, hay was delivered by Paul Thompson [MTP].