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Clemens's comment: It's the greatest joke of the ages. We had found that a glass of very hot water relieved it, and we keptalways a thermos bottle or two filled and ready. to dinners and ceremonials, andwhat not, and it was clear enough that his English sojourn was to be abusy one. Also, he was unused to dictation, and found it hard and the resultunsatisfactory.

There was, in fact, a second stag-luncheon very soon after, at whichGeorge Riggs was present and that rare Irish musician, Denis O'Sullivan. MacAlister, who was deeply interested in the plasmon fortunes, wasanxious to get the product adopted by the army. We put up at the Willard, and in the morning drove over to theCongressional Library, where the copyright hearing was in progress. He would naturally favor simplicity in anything.