Saturday seems to have been made for mowing the lawn,... I like Twain's philosophy of consenting to lend his neighbor his lawn mower, as long as he used it in Twain's yard. Probably won't help Hal much today, however. A quick Google of the subject yielded some interesting results and a link the length of a bible: _http://books.google.com/books?id=pVvmrDZftNYC&pg=PA187&lpg=PA187&dq=louise+ br ownell+%2Bsusy+clemens+%2Bletters&source=web&ots'ogbEYNtI&sig=LrUY-Ke6eq-RJB nBUCCzF4ytC-Q&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result_ (http://books.google.com/books?id=pVvmrDZftNYC&pg=PA187&lpg=PA187&dq=louise+ brownell++susy+cleme ns++letters&source=web&ots'ogbEYNtI&sig=LrUY-Ke6eq-RJBnBUCCzF4ytC-Q&hl=en&sa =X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result) Many of the letters exist. Most can be found, apparently, in the Hamilton College library. Some were gifts from Clara to Caroline Thomas Harnsberger. For those interested, I searched louise brownell +susy clemens +letters. I have only included the one link here, but there are many more avenues to explore. Best regards, Roger Durrett Charlotte, NC PS: In response to Camy's initial inquiry, I do recall that at some point Twain "discovered," or at least came to believe, that his girls were afraid of him. Whether that was a result of his mercurial fits of temper or some other distancing factor would require delving into some books. Not averse to that, of course, but,...the back lawn needs mowing.