I agree. -- s

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On May 20, 2012, at 10:06 PM, "Beverly David" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> From: Harris, Susan Kumin <[log in to unmask]>
> To: TWAIN-L <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sun, May 20, 2012 6:44 pm
> Subject: Re: Extracts from Adam and Eve's Diaries
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> That's a really lovely reading, Hal.  Thank you! -- s
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> On May 20, 2012, at 8:17 AM, "Harold Bush" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> Sue, I agree it's a fond tribute; and it also seems marked by latency, or
>> belatedness, to Twain's loss of Livy.  i.e., it seems like with profound
>> grief it often takes a very long time to "bottom out" into a darker a
>> depressed reality.  With loss of a spouse it may be a year or 2 or more t=
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>> process fully or "realize" the death, during which time humor and good
>> feelings may well prevail.  A very quick response, to be sure, but this
>> model makes sense to me, re: Eve's Diary, which is filled with light and
>> love, I think.
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>> On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 10:31 PM, Kevin Mac Donnell <
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>>> Adam's Diary was first published in 1893. Eve's diary, first published a
>>> year and a half after Livy's death, is in some ways a tribute to Livy.
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>>> From: "Harris, Susan Kumin" <[log in to unmask]>
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>>> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:16 PM
>>> Subject: Fwd: Extracts from Adam and Eve's Diaries
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>>>> From: "Harris, Susan Kumin" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>>>> Date: May 19, 2012 6:17:59 PM CDT
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>>>> Subject: Extracts from Adam and Eve's Diaries
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>>>> Hi, all.  A friend has just contacted me with a question I can't answer=
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>>>> e's teaching the Diaries in a Bible & Lit class, and is surprised that
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>>>> t the story is.  I'm on the road and can't do any research. What IS the
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>>>> Thank you!  - Susan Harris
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