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I had a beginner's luck, on the whole,and I remember it as a riotous, rollicking game, the beginning of acloser understanding between us--of a distinct epoch in our association. Coming up the river on one of the old passenger steam boats that stillexist, I noticed in a paper which came aboard that Mark Twain was toreceive from Oxford University the literary doctor's degree. We shall hear of itagain by and by. Prince Arthur was treated with proper dignity by thegallery; but when Whitelaw Reid stepped forth a voice sh

Mark looked around placidly upon his excited audience, andresumed. Mark Twain was always fond of The Players, and more thanonce made it his home. I began by placing the red balls on the table, andthen went around looking in the pockets for the two white cue-balls. But that is not possible perhaps.