February 23 Sunday – Sam wrote at 1:30 pm on a snowy day from Munich to Olivia Lewis Langdon. After describing the snowstorm, Sam wrote that he’d finally picked all ten tunes for his $400 music box. Samuel E. Moffett had been with them for a week or more and Sam Clemens said the “manly boy” had “won the esteem, admiration & affection of the tribe.” His nephew had a:

“…capacious mind; & to his great & varied accumulation of knowledge he has added wisdom—& that is rare for a lad of 18.”NOTE: Moffett would stay several months to study German.

Sam sent thanks to Charley Langdon for taking care of Livy’s interest in the coal company and approved of his investing in 4% government bonds. Sam revealed their travel plans:

“We are packing. Our plan is to leave for Paris next Thursday at 6.40 AM, arriving at Strasburg at 5.30PM & going on to Paris the next day…We send a power of love to you all—& thank goodness it doesn’t have to go through the custom house. They would charge duty on it, & break it all to pieces in the bargain” [MTLE 4: 29-30].

February 23–25 Tuesday – Sam wrote from Munich to his mother, and sister, Pamela Moffett. He praised the Baroness Freundenberg (1822-1905) (who would board his nephew) and the character of Samuel Moffett, and said he was sorry they’d have to say their goodbyes soon [MTLE 4: 31].