Twain likely made Henry Adams an American in England to show how far removed he was from what was viewed as proper English society. As an American he would be considered a backwards outsider that could not possibly fit in. That all changes when he receives the bank-note and then can afford to buy his way into the English society.
Can you give me the passage i can then answer your question
Answer:
How do we know Odysseus is telling the truth when he relates his story to the Phaeacians? He has a trinket given to him from Calypso. We don't; we have to take his word for it.
