September 16 Sunday – In Etretat, France Sam wrote a note to Bainbridge Colby authorizing H.H. Rogers to endorse checks for the first $500 from American Publishing Co. to Colby’s law firm of Stern & Rushmore [MTP].

Sam then wrote H.H. Rogers referring to the note sent Colby and if it wouldn’t do he would have Livy repeat the note. Sam also wrote of his writing woes:

…I feel pretty dull & heavy these last few days: wrote only 500 words yesterday — 100 to be torn up; & failed to turn out a full crop the day before, I believe — that is, I had to tear up 800 words of it. But these things are of no consequence — just so the book is done right it is small matter how long it takes. And it is pretty sure to be done at my level best; for the Madam & Susy are prompt & frank about squelching inferiorities. They would not hesitate to tell you you are right in “expecting great things” from the work I am now doing. They may be proud of it myself.

Sam thought the family would be housekeeping in Paris by mid-October and hoped that Rogers and family might be able to “run over” [MTHHR 76].