September 6 Friday – Sam gave a dinner speech at the Whitefriars Club in London at the Mitre Tavern (Published in Mark Twain Speaking, p. 72-73). Sam was treated like a conquering hero, wined and dined and escorted to many sights. He was a sensation in London. “When he rose to speak on these occasions he was greeted with wild cheers.” Among those present was Tom Hood, a poet and host for Sam, George and Edmund Routledge, and Ambrose Bierce, another well-known American humorist. Sam’s speech was a humorous claim that he had found Dr. David Livingstone, while Henry M. Stanley received all the credit [MTL 5: 154].