October 31 Tuesday – In London, England Sam replied to James B. Pond (incoming not extant):

No, no, write the book yourself—don’t pad it up with made-to-order puffs furnished by other people. No Pears’ soap business. If you are going to enter our profession you must keep up its dignity. Then I’ll wish you great & rich success! [MTP]. Note: Pond’s book, Eccentricities of Genius would be published by G.W. Dillingham Company, N.Y. in 1900.

Harper & Brothers wrote to Sam that they’d written Frank Bliss (copy enclosed) of no expectation of a royalty on the English deluxe editions Bliss was making for Chatto & Windus [MTP].

October, after – Mollie Clemens wrote to Sam.

Yours came yesterday, it is before me. Every word of each one is satisfactory. I thank you for the good news and dear Livy’s kindness. While I did not need the money for my personal comfort it will help me to get new glasses to help in relieving a sick widow (of my youngest brother who died of cancer of stomach four months after Orion died [MTP] Note: previously undated.