May 31 Wednesday – The Clemens family left Cologne, Germany at 6 a.m. on their way to England. Livy didn’t want to split the last stage in two, so they made a single trip of it, from 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m

[June 1 to Twichell].

In Calais, France Sam cabled Chatto & Windus: “SHALL ARRIVE BY CALAIS DOVER TODAY SEVEN THIRTY = CLEMENS” [MTP].

At 7:30 p.m the Clemens family arrived in London and checked into the Prince of Wales Hotel in Kensington, (West London), ahead of their baggage, which had not arrived. The manageress of the Hotel was E. Cook [June 1 to Bigelow; July 5 letterhead]. See also June 1 to Twichell. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Spalding, and Andrew Chatto provided flowers at the hotel [Livy to Spalding; Chatto June 1].

B.J. Copeland Sandry wrote from the Grand Hotel in Vienna to Sam, what is essentially a begging letter, though high-spirited, not maudlin. Sandry wanted to talk things over with Twain about how to get out of the scrape he was in, of being wealthy one day and a pauper the next. Sandry enclosed his photo, somewhat overexposed [MTP]. Sam wrote on the envelope: “Young Canadian Tramp.”