The piece in question is in Chapter XLVII of The Innocents Abroad (the
chapter dealing with Jack's attempt to hear "the voice of the turtle in
the land.")  It reads in part:  "Jacob took advantage of Esau's consuming
hunger to rob him of his birthright and the great honor and consideration
that belonged to the position; by treachery and falsehood he robbed him of
his father's blessing; he made of him a stranger in his home, and a
wanderer.  Yet after twenty years had passed away and Jacob met Esau and
fell at his feet quaking with fear and begging piteously to be spared the
punishment he knew he deserved, what did that magnificent savage do?  He
fell upon his neck and embraced him!"

I found this passage by using the "Search" function in the "Twain's World"
CD-ROM for the first time, and it works amazingly well.  I knew I had seen
the passage before, but couldn't remember exactly where.--Jim Edstrom

On Wed, 12 Nov 1997, Kathy O'Connell wrote:

> Dear Members,
>
> I'm doing a story on a musician who is doing a one-man show  that's the "real
> story" on how Esau has been maligned by history. Early in his research,
> someone sent him a piece by Clemens in defense of the man. I've checked
> SPEECHES and ESSAYS so far and can't seem to find anything. Is there an index
> I could check?
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Kathy O'Connell
> Hartford Advocate
>