Good point about Burns and scholarship.  Yes, keeping Twain in
the cultural foreground is important.  And even while Mrs. Bush
may have not quoted Twain exactly, she offered a darn good
paraphrase.  I am sure many of us attempt to do the same quite
often--and even occasionally misfire.  Perhaps we could approach
Burn's project as a major cinematic paraphrase.

Jason G. Horn
Gordon College
Barnesville, Georgia