April 26 Thursday – Sam dined with Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Rice, then went to the theater [Apr. 25 to Livy]. Meanwhile, in Paris, Livy wrote to Sam:

On Sunday I saw by the paper that on Monday there would be a representation of “Carmen” at greatly reduced rates. I thought that was a good time for Susy and me to go [Gribben 72].

Livy received four letters from Sam and wrote to him that daughter Jean got out of bed for the first time in ten days. The Rogers sisters had visited but were too busy shopping and dressmaking to come often. She asked Sam to bring her a French book, Livre de Lecture et de Conversation, by Prof. C. Fontame, and published by D.C. Heath & Co., N.Y. (not in Gribben).

Tomorrow they are coming to dinner & going to “Faust” with us, that is Miss Rogers is coming and Mrs. Duff will if her cold is well; she has had quite a bad one.

I am very anxious to get your next letter in order to know what occurred between the time of your writing that Mr. Rogers thought it was better for Webster & Co. to pull through & your cable saying they had suspended or assigned.

How lovely and good and generous of Mr. Rogers was to come to the rescue of W. & Co when you were away.

Mr. Fitzgerald & lady Edmond are in the hotel now, they came up to see us last evening and Susy and I went down this evening to see them. Mr. Fitzgerald is just as incoherent as ever but she is very lovely; how I do wish I could remember some of her things to quote them, they are too funny for anything. She asked me how my Continental friend was (meaning Miss. Van Etten). When I told her she was dead, she said instantly & in a soothing manner, “O yes, yes, yes, yes, yes” as if fearing that I would feel badly about it. …

On Sunday I saw by the paper that on Monday there would be a representation of “Carmen” at greatly reduced rates. I thought that was a good time for Susy and me to go. It would be Clara’s first night in the French family & it would be a good thing to go away on that night and get diversion. Clara took dinner with us that night and was going to stay with Jean, until it was time for her (Jean) to go to sleep, before she started for her French family [The Twainian May-June 1978 p.4].