They put him into a carriage, drove him far and wide, and showed thehills and resorts and rendezvous of Tom Sawyer and his marauding band. What are his tonsils for? They perform no usefulfunction; they have no value. It was believed these would restore thefortunes and the prestige of the firm. The street itselfwas thronged with children.
Clemens recorded a fewof the remarks that he made when he saw his edited manuscript: I will not deny that my feelings rose to 104 in the shade. When they told Mark Twain this he said: Well, it must make the Prince feel mighty fine. He wasn't. It was weary, hard, nerve-racking employment.
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