What did Twain fear would happen if he refused the job at the newspaper?

Mark Twain feared that his honor and respect would be shamed if he refused the job at the newspaper.

Explanation:

Mark Twain is  a great novelist, journalist and great humorist who had a pretty mischief childhood yet a rough one for the loses in his life.

Mark Twain feared that his honor and respect would be shamed if he refused the job at the newspaper. Twain never feared the enemy for life as according to him, one mustn't be afraid of the enemy cause of life, but one must be afraid of the media.

He believed media had a powerful authority to do anything with a person as it carries the opinion of the society who structure the nation, and the power to rip away one's respect and honor.

An awful aspect of journalism that could attack the poorhouse in every way possible and even destroy a human mentally.

"the sandy walls seemed to collapse in on themselves"

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"the bloodshot waters seemed to have no bottom"

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