TWAIN, MARK: British Festivities 38 Mark's Baby 139 Enigma 243 The Jumping Frog 259 How Mark was Sold 310 A Newspaper Paragraph 335 Mental Photographs 354 How Mark edited an Agricultural Paper 365 WALPOLE, HORACE: Chatter of a Dilettante 221 WALTON, IZAAK: Angling Cheer 356 WELLESLEY: From the Greek Anthology (altered) 313 WIT ON OCCASION 444 THE BED-BOOK OF HAPPINESS THEISSE [Sidenote: _Richter_] In his seventy-second year his face is a thanksgiving for his former life, and a love-letter to all mankind. RICHTER [Sidenote: _Carlyle_] We have heard that he was a man universally loved, as well as honoured ... a friendly, true, and high-minded man; copious in speech, which was full of grave, genuine humour; contented with simple people and simple pleasures; and himself of the simplest habits and wishes. BROKEN STUDIES [Sidenote: _Richter_] I deny myself my evening meal in my eagerness to work; but the interruptions by my children I cannot deny myself. THE GREAT CONDÉ [Sidenote: _Percy Anecdotes_] The Great Condé passing through the city of Sens, which belonged to Burgundy, and of which he was the governor, took great pleasure in disconcerting the different companies who came to compliment him. The Abbé Boileau, brother of the poet, was commissioned to make a speech to the Prince at the head of the chapter. Condé wishing to disconcert the orator, advanced his head and large nose towards the Abbé, as if with the intention of hearing him more distinctly, but in reality to make him blunder if possible. The Abbé, who perceived his design, pretended to be greatly embarrassed, and thus began his speech: "My lord, your highness ought not to be surprised to see me tremble, when I appear before you at the head of a company of ecclesiastics; were I at the head of an army of thirty thousand men, I should tremble much more." The Prince was so charmed with this sally that he embraced the orator without suffering him to proceed. He asked his name; and when he found that he was brother to M. Despreaux, he redoubled his attentions, and invited him to dinner.