June 17 Sunday – Livy wrote to Grace King (in a letter not sent until Aug. 7 from Elmira):

Mr. Clemens and I are sitting on the Ombra this hot Sunday afternoon…. I have just finished Monsieur Motte, … a copy of which Mr. Warner gave me. It is simply charming — every line in the book delighted me. I have never before read the last two sketches in the book. Of course now I read it right through together. I don’t believe you can know how fine it all is [Gribben 372].