– Sam wrote from Munich, Germany to  Howells, giving him the itinerary  of the trip from Rome. At first they did not much like the place:

Munich did seem the horriblest place, the most desolate  place, the most unendurable place!—& the rooms were so small, the  conveniences so meager, & the porcelain stoves so grim, ghastly, dismal,  intolerable! So Livy & Clara sat down forlorn, & cried,  & I retired to a private place to pray. By & by we all retired to our narrow German beds; & when Livy & I finished talking across the room,  it was all decided we would rest 24 hours, then pay whatever damages were  required, & straightway fly to the south of France. But you see, that was  simply fatigue. Next morning the tribe fell in love with the rooms, with the weather,  with Munich, & head over heels in love with Fraülein Dahlweiner.

Sam also wrote  about a friend of Howells coming by to visit, and of Sam reading one of  Howells’ stories aloud to the children [MTLE 3:  97-100].