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had。  Well�察�you pay high�察�it is fit that I should have to work 

hard�察�it somewhat quiets my conscience。 ´ Yours very truly��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO J。 A。 SYMONDS







SARANAC LAKE�察�ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS�察�NEW YORK�察�U。S。A。�察�NOVEMBER 21�察�

1887。



MY DEAR SYMONDS�察 � I think we have both meant and wanted to write 

to you any time these months�察�but we have been much tossed about�察�

among new faces and old�察�and new scenes and old�察�and scenes ��like 

this of Saranac�� which are neither one nor other。  To give you some 

clue to our affairs�察�I had best begin pretty well back。  We sailed 

from the Thames in a vast bucket of iron that took seventeen days 

from shore to shore。  I cannot describe how I enjoyed the voyage�察�

nor what good it did me�察�but on the Banks I caught friend catarrh。  

In New York and then in Newport I was pretty ill�察�but on my return 

to New York�察�lying in bed most of the time�察�with St。 Gaudens the 

sculptor sculping me�察�and my old friend Low around�察�I began to pick 

up once more。  Now here we are in a kind of wilderness of hills and 

firwoods and boulders and snow and wooden houses。  So far as we 

have gone the climate is grey and harsh�察�but hungry and somnolent�察�

and although not charming like that of Davos�察�essentially bracing 

and briskening。  The country is a kind of insane mixture of 

Scotland and a touch of Switzerland and a dash of America�察�and a 

thought of the British Channel in the skies。  We have a decent 

house ´



DECEMBER 6TH。



´ A decent house�察�as I was saying�察�sir�察�on a hill´top�察�with a look 

down a Scottish river in front�察�and on one hand a Perthshire hill�察�

on the other�察�the beginnings and skirts of the village play hide 

and seek among other hills。  We have been below zero�察�I know not 

how far ��10 at 8 A。M。 once���察�and when it is cold it is delightful�察�

but hitherto the cold has not held�察�and we have chopped in and out 

from frost to thaw�察�from snow to rain�察�from quiet air to the most 

disastrous north´westerly curdlers of the blood。  After a week of 

practical thaw�察�the ice still bears in favoured places。  So there 

is hope。



I wonder if you saw my book of verses�拭 �It went into a second 

edition�察�because of my name�察�I suppose�察�and its PROSE merits。  I do 

not set up to be a poet。  Only an all´round literary man�此 �a man 

who talks�察�not one who sings。  But I believe the very fact that it 

was only speech served the book with the public。  Horace is much a 

speaker�察�and see how popular� �most of Martial is only speech�察�and I 

cannot conceive a person who does not love his Martial�察�most of 

Burns�察�also�察�such as 'The Louse��' 'The Toothache��' 'The Haggis��' 

and lots more of his best。  Excuse this little apology for my 

house�察�but I don't like to come before people who have a note of 

song�察�and let it be supposed I do not know the difference。



To return to the more important ´ news。  My wife again suffers in 

high and cold places�察�I again profit。  She is off to´day to New 

York for a change�察�as heretofore to Berne�察�but I am glad to say in 

better case than then。  Still it is undeniable she suffers�察�and you 

must excuse her ��at least�� if we both prove bad correspondents。  I 

am decidedly better�察�but I have been terribly cut up with business 

complications�此 �one disagreeable�察�as threatening loss�察�one�察�of the 

most intolerable complexion�察�as involving me in dishonour。  The 

burthen of consistent carelessness�此 �I have lost much by it in the 

past�察�and for once ��to my damnation�� I have gained。  I am sure you 

will sympathise。  It is hard work to sleep�察�it is hard to be told 

you are a liar�察�and have to hold your peace�察�and think�察�'Yes�察�by 

God�察�and a thief too��'  You remember my lectures on Ajax�察�or the 

Unintentional Sin�拭 �Well�察�I know all about that now。  Nothing seems 

so unjust to the sufferer�此 �or is more just in essence。  LAISSEZ 

PASSER LA JUSTICE DE DIEU。



Lloyd has learned to use the typewriter�察�and has most gallantly 

completed upon that the draft of a tale�察�which seems to me not 

without merit and promise�察�it is so silly�察�so gay�察�so absurd�察�in 

spots ��to my partial eyes�� so genuinely humorous。  It is true�察�he 

would not have written it but for the New Arabian Nights�察�but it is 

strange to find a young writer funny。  Heavens�察�but I was 

depressing when I took the pen in hand�  �And now I doubt if I am 

sadder than my neighbours。  Will this beginner move in the inverse 

direction��



Let me have your news�察�and believe me�察�my dear Symonds�察�with 

genuine affection�察�yours��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO W。 E。 HENLEY







SARANAC ��DECEMBER 1887�А�



MY DEAR LAD�察 � I was indeed overjoyed to hear of the Dumas。  In the 

matter of the dedication�察�are not cross dedications a little 

awkward�拭 �Lang and Rider Haggard did it�察�to be sure。  Perpend。  And 

if you should conclude against a dedication�察�there is a passage in 

MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS written AT you�察�when I was most desperate 

��to stir you up a bit���察�which might be quoted�此 �something about 

Dumas still waiting his biographer。  I have a decent time when the 

weather is fine�察�when it is grey�察�or windy�察�or wet ��as it too often 

is���察�I am merely degraded to the dirt。  I get some work done every 

day with a devil of a heave�察�not extra good ever�察�and I regret my 

engagement。  Whiles I have had the most deplorable business 

annoyances too�察�have been threatened with having to refund money�察�

got over that�察�and found myself in the worse scrape of being a kind 

of unintentional swindler。  These have worried me a great deal�察�

also old age with his stealing steps seems to have clawed me in his 

clutch to some tune。



Do you play All Fours�拭 �We are trying it�察�it is still all haze to 

me。  Can the elder hand BEG more than once�拭 �The Port Admiral is at 

Boston mingling with millionaires。  I am but a weed on Lethe wharf。  

The wife is only so´so。  The Lord lead us all�此 �if I can only get 

off the stage with clean hands�察�I shall sing Hosanna。  'Put' is 

described quite differently from your version in a book I have�察�

what are your rules�拭 �The Port Admiral is using a game of put in a 

tale of his�察�the first copy of which was gloriously finished about 

a fortnight ago�察�and the revise gallantly begun�此 �THE FINSBURY 

TONTINE it is named�察�and might fill two volumes�察�and is quite 

incredibly silly�察�and in parts ��it seems to me�� pretty humorous。 ´ 

Love to all from



AN OLD�察�OLD MAN。



I say�察�Taine's ORIGINES DE LA FRANCE CONTEMPORAINE is no end�察�it 

would turn the dead body of Charles Fox into a living Tory。







Letter�此 �TO MRS。 FLEEMING JENKIN







��SARANAC LAKE�察�DECEMBER 1887。��



MY DEAR MRS。 JENKIN�察 � The Opal is very well�察�it is fed with 

glycerine when it seems hungry。  I am very well�察�and get about much 

more than I could have hoped。  My wife is not very well�察�there is 

no doubt the high level does not agree with her�察�and she is on the 

move for a holiday to New York。  Lloyd is at Boston on a visit�察�and 

I hope has a good time。  My mother is really first´rate�察�she and I�察�

despairing of other games for two�察�now play All Fours out of a 

gamebook�察�and have not yet discovered its niceties�察�if any。



You will have heard�察�I dare say�察�that they made a great row over me 

here。  They also offered me much money�察�a great deal more than my 

works are worth�此 �I took some of it�察�and was greedy and hasty�察�and 

am now very sorry。  I have done with big prices from now out。  

Wealth and self´respect seem�察�in my case�察�to be strangers。



We were talking the other day of how well Fleeming managed to grow 

rich。  Ah�察�that is a rare art�察�something more intellectual than a 

virtue。  The book has not yet made its appearance here�察�the life 

alone�察�with a little preface�察�is to appear in the States�察�and the 

Scribners are to send you half the royalties。  I should like it to 

do well�察�for Fleeming's sake。



Will you please sen

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