Thank you. I had actually already included that line in a separate section of my page on Benares. It did seem familiar but I was thrown off a bit by Ian's work. He relocated that one line to follow a more graphic description of just why he (Twain) would not wish to see any more of it (page 502). By the way, I'm finding Ian Strathcarron's book, "The Indian Equator" to be an excellent guide for comparing contemporary India with Twain's Raj experiences, just as I've found his "Innocence and War" helpful with "The Innocents Abroad". On Mon, 2018-08-06 at 21:29 -0500, Barbara Schmidt wrote: > Scott, > > The quote you are searching for is not exactly accurate. From the > first > edition of FTE, p. 500 (Chapter 52) it reads: > > "We lay off the cremation-ghat half an hour and saw nine corpses > burned. I > should not wish to see any more of it, unless I might select the > parties." > > Barb -- There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. http://bscottholmes.com