November 8 Tuesday – At the Grosvenor Hotel in N.Y.C. Sam inscribed a copy of A Dog’s Tale to The Guild of St. Elizabeth: “To / The Guild of St. Elizabeth / from a friend. / Mark Twain / We cannot all be as good & sweet & lovely as a good dog, but we can all try. / M.T. / Nov. 8, 1904” [MTP].

Katy Leary, a cook, and a laundress moved into Sam’s new house on Fifth Ave. Sam planned to move in about a week later, with Isabel Lyon and Jean Clemens and the Italian servants to follow [Nov. 9 to MacAlister]. Note: Sam would be delayed on moving in till ca. Dec. 1.