October 9 Monday – In New York Sam wrote on Players Club letterhead to Joe Twichell, answering Joe’s urging letter (not extant) for him to come up to Hartford for a visit.

I am likely to run up & tie up with you a while before very long, though I can’t guess the day yet, nor indeed guess very near it; but I’ll give you notice beforehand, & then if you ain’t at home I’ll visit around till you come. I want Clara to have a good visit with your girls…I want Clara to be with young people — it is a luxury she can’t have much of, in Europe. …

I am powerful anxious to see you all, & have a lot of talks & several walks, & am not going to be cheated out of these things this trip.

Sam reported that Livy was “getting along well” and “probably in Paris by this time” [MTP].