Show WHY MARK DIDNT TALK August Personage at the Table Had a Monopoly of It A couplo of days ago a gentleman called upon mo with n message from the German omperor Tho wording word-ing of time message was s Convoy to Mr Clemens my kindest kind-est regards Ask him If ho remembers remem-bers that dinner and ask him why ho didnt do any talking Why how could I talk when boas bo-as talking Ho hold the ago as tho poker clergy say and two cant talk at tho same time with good effect ef-fect It reminds mo of tho man who was reproaching a friend who said I think It a shamo that you have not spoken to your wife for 15 years How do you Justify It I didnt want to Interrupt her It tho emperor had been at my table bo would not have suffered from my silence ho would only havo suffered from time sorrows of his own solitude If I were not too old to travel I would go to Berlin and Introduco tha etiquette eti-quette of my own tablo which tallies with tho etiquette observable at other royal tables I would say Invite mo again your majesty and glvo mo a chance then I would courteously waive rank and do all tho talking myself my-self I thank his majesty for his kind message and am proud to have It and glad to express my sincere reciprocation reciproca-tion of Its sentiments From Mark Twalnfl Autobiography In tho North American Review |