July 18 Tuesday – Isabel Lyon’s journal: Yesterday Mr. Pumpelly called because Mr. Clemens and Jean dined there last night, and he paid such interesting respects to “Casa Clemens,” and I was the only one to hear them. He is tall and white bearded with a fine blue eye, and he’s handsome to look upon. He has been every where too. Mr. Clemens says that Mr. P. is two years younger than he.

Today Mr. Clemens walked up and down the porch—looking off at those hills and all that wondrous sky—such a glory of a sky, and he said, “Eve’s Diary is finished. I’ve been waiting for her to speak, but she doesn’t say anything more.” How beautiful, beautiful that is, and oh, the harmony of it [MTP TS 80].