{"id":7105,"date":"2007-10-03T08:33:10","date_gmt":"2007-10-03T12:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=7105"},"modified":"2015-05-30T13:34:59","modified_gmt":"2015-05-30T17:34:59","slug":"innocents-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=7105","title":{"rendered":"Mark Twain’s “godless room-mate”"},"content":{"rendered":"

A letter from Mark Twain<\/a>, about to embark on his journey to the Holy Land, among other things (the trip that makes up his wonderful travelogue The Innocents Abroad<\/a>\"\"<\/i>). He feels impatient to “move – move – move” – he wants to get GOING already! I like this bit:<\/p>\n

I am resigned to Rev. Mr. Hutchinson’s or anybody else’s supervision. I don’t mind it. I am fixed. I have got a splendid, immoral, tobacco- smoking, wine-drinking, godless room-mate who is as good and true and right-minded a man as ever lived–a man whose blameless conduct and example will always be an eloquent sermon to all who shall come within their influence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you haven’t read Innocents Abroad<\/i>, I highly recommend it. Very interesting – but also laugh-out-loud funny.<\/p>\n

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