June 28 Sunday – Of this period Paine writes, “The Clemens party went to Geneva, then rested for a time at the baths of Aix” [MTB 921]. Kaplan writes, “Clemens and Livy…looking for relief for the rheumatism that now crippled both of them, visited the fashionable watering places, Aix-les-Bains and then Marienbad.” No letters from Sam are extant until June 28. Powers writes, “…they sank into the pungent sulfuric baths every day for five weeks” [MT A Life 539].

In Aix-les-Bains Sam wrote to Susy and Clara Clemens, boarding in Geneva.

Dear Children —

I love you both, & when I shall have finished learning to write with my left hand, I will communicate with you more frequently [LLMT 260; MTP]. Note: Sam added a paragraph in French.