Wes, you say you almost had to beg to be told about the room where Susy died when you visted the Hartford House. When I was there for a conference in 1992, Marianne Curling, then curator and that day our guide, specifically called attention to Susy's death, which she believed had occurred in Sam and Livy's bedroom in their bed while they were in London finishing the world-wide lecture. While showing us the downstairs guestroom, she also noted Bret Harte's stay there and pointed out that the bed in that room is lower than it was when he slept in it because the bed had been sold and cut to fit into the purchaser's room; the Twain House later retreived it and was pondering whether to restore it to the original size or, more authentically, leave it as found, courses of action providing much disagreement and discussion among curators, she said. I note from the website that much has changed since 1992. Marianne is gone; John Boyer is gone; the store has apparently been moved from the carrigage house Sam bought from Harriet Beecher Stowe, as has the small museum in the other carriage house, built for the House itself, into some newer constructions. I last saw and spoke with Marrianne when my wife and I ate dinner with her in Elmira during the 2001 Conference. By the way, for reasons Wes cites and for others, the Hartford House is certainly worth a visit. John H. Davis, Ph.D. Chowan College Murfreesboro, NC