Emerson swept the area with an eagle eye, measuring distance and trajectory. His interest in these amounted to a passion. Sam Clemens had known Billy Clagget as a law studentin Keokuk, and they were brought together now by this association. We had paired off, as we used to do; the contrast between Emerson's sturdy, vigorous frame and Walter's stooped shoulders and myopic squint made the latter look years older than his elder brother.
The 'Adventures of Tom Sawyer' appeared late in December (1876), andimmediately took its place as foremost of American stories of boy life,a place which it unquestionably holds to this day. Wardani is a pragmatist. It is my friends the Emersons, the lad exclaimed. The eastern shore looked just as far distant.
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