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Somewhere before we have stated that no one better thanMark Twain knew the value of a pause. Time to go to sleep. You can't imagine what a darling she was that last two or three days; & how fine, & good, & sweet, & noble--& joyful, thank Heaven! --& how intellectually brilliant. By the end of January, 1898, Mark Twain had accumulated enough money tomake the final payment to his creditors and stand clear of debt.