Mark Twain and the Emperor.
Mark Twain has left Vienna, after a stay of not far short of two years. He was very eloquent (says the " Daily News") on the courteous manner in which the Emperor had received him. His Majesty, he said, indulgently helped him out of the intricacies of the German language, and declared he had enjoyed reading translations of several of his books. What is more remarkable is that the Emperor praised the American conduct of the war last year, though his sympathies were certainly all with Spain and its unfortunate Queen, so nearly related to him. Mark Twain had carefully learned by heart a speech in German, which he desired to deliver to the Emperor ; but his memory failed him when he came into the Imperial audience-chamber. In the course of the interview he mentioned this unfortunate lapse to the Emperor, who laughed heartily over .t.
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Manawatu Herald, 25 July 1899, Page 3
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150Mark Twain and the Emperor. Manawatu Herald, 25 July 1899, Page 3
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