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half for the artisan�察�the rest I shall hold over to give to the
Samoans FOR THAT WHICH I CHOOSE AND AGAINST WORK DONE。 I think I
have never heard of greater insolence than to attempt such a
subject�察�yet the tale is so strange and mixed�察�and the people so
oddly charactered ´ above all�察�the whites ´ and the high note of
the hurricane and the warships is so well prepared to take popular
interest�察�and the latter part is so directly in the day's movement�察�
that I am not without hope but some may read it�察�and if they don't�察�
a murrain on them� �Here is�察�for the first time�察�a tale of Greeks ´
Homeric Greeks ´ mingled with moderns�察�and all true�察�Odysseus
alongside of Rajah Brooke�察�PROPORTION GARDEE�察�and all true。 Here
is for the first time since the Greeks ��that I remember�� the
history of a handful of men�察�where all know each other in the eyes�察�
and live close in a few acres�察�narrated at length�察�and with the
seriousness of history。 Talk of the modern novel�察�here is a modern
history。 And if I had the misfortune to found a school�察�the
legitimate historian might lie down and die�察�for he could never
overtake his material。 Here is a little tale that has not 'caret'´
ed its 'vates'�察�'sacer' is another point。
R。 L。 S。
Letter�此 �TO HENRY JAMES
DECEMBER 7TH�察�1891。
MY DEAR HENRY JAMES�察 � Thanks for yours�察�your former letter was
lost�察�so it appears was my long and masterly treatise on the TRAGIC
MUSE。 I remember sending it very well�察�and there went by the same
mail a long and masterly tractate to Gosse about his daddy's life�察�
for which I have been long expecting an acknowledgment�察�and which
is plainly gone to the bottom with the other。 If you see Gosse�察�
please mention it。 These gems of criticism are now lost
literature�察�like the tomes of Alexandria。 I could not do 'em
again。 And I must ask you to be content with a dull head�察�a weary
hand�察�and short commons�察�for to´day�察�as I am physically tired with
hard work of every kind�察�the labours of the planter and the author
both piled upon me mountain deep。 I am delighted beyond expression
by Bourget's book�此 �he has phrases which affect me almost like
Montaigne�察�I had read ere this a masterly essay of his on Pascal�察�
this book does it�察�I write for all his essays by this mail�察�and
shall try to meet him when I come to Europe。 The proposal is to
pass a summer in France�察�I think in Royat�察�where the faithful could
come and visit me�察�they are now not many。 I expect Henry James to
come and break a crust or two with us。 I believe it will be only
my wife and myself�察�and she will go over to England�察�but not I�察�or
possibly incog。 to Southampton�察�and then to Boscombe to see poor
Lady Shelley。 I am writing ´ trying to write in a Babel fit for
the bottomless pit�察�my wife�察�her daughter�察�her grandson and my
mother�察�all shrieking at each other round the house ´ not in war�察�
thank God� �but the din is ultra martial�察�and the note of Lloyd
joins in occasionally�察�and the cause of this to´do is simply cacao�察�
whereof chocolate comes。 You may drink of our chocolate perhaps in
five or six years from now�察�and not know it。 It makes a fine
bustle�察�and gives us some hard work�察�out of which I have slunk for
to´day。
I have a story coming out�此 �God knows when or how�察�it answers to
the name of the BEACH OF FALESA�察�and I think well of it。 I was
delighted with the TRAGIC MUSE�察�I thought the Muse herself one of
your best works�察�I was delighted also to hear of the success of
your piece�察�as you know I am a dam failure�察�and might have dined
with the dinner club that Daudet and these parties frequented。
NEXT DAY。
I have just been breakfasting at Baiae and Brindisi�察�and the charm
of Bourget hag´rides me。 I wonder if this exquisite fellow�察�all
made of fiddle´strings and scent and intelligence�察�could bear any
of my bald prose。 If you think he could�察�ask Colvin to send him a
copy of these last essays of mine when they appear�察�and tell
Bourget they go to him from a South Sea Island as literal homage。
I have read no new book for years that gave me the same literary
thrill as his SENSATIONS D'ITALIE。 If ��as I imagine�� my cut´and´
dry literature would be death to him�察�and worse than death ´
journalism ´ be silent on the point。 For I have a great curiosity
to know him�察�and if he doesn't know my work�察�I shall have the
better chance of making his acquaintance。 I read THE PUPIL the
other day with great joy�察�your little boy is admirable�察�why is
there no little boy like that unless he hails from the Great
Republic��
Here I broke off�察�and wrote Bourget a dedication�察�no use resisting�察�
it's a love affair。 O�察�he's exquisite�察�I bless you for the gift of
him。 I have really enjoyed this book as I ´ almost as I ´ used to
enjoy books when I was going twenty ´ twenty´three�察�and these are
the years for reading��
R。 L。 S。
Letter�此 �TO E。 L。 BURLINGAME
��VAILIMA�А�JAN 2ND�察�'92。
MY DEAR BURLINGAME�察 � Overjoyed you were pleased with WRECKER�察�and
shall consider your protests。 There is perhaps more art than you
think for in the peccant chapter�察�where I have succeeded in packing
into one a dedication�察�an explanation�察�and a termination。 Surely
you had not recognised the phrase about boodle�拭 �It was a quotation
from Jim Pinkerton�察�and seemed to me agreeably skittish。 However�察�
all shall be prayerfully considered。
To come to a more painful subject。 Herewith go three more chapters
of the wretched HISTORY�察�as you see�察�I approach the climax。 I
expect the book to be some 70��000 words�察�of which you have now 45。
Can I finish it for next mail�拭 �I am going to try� �'Tis a long
piece of journalism�察�and full of difficulties here and there�察�of
this kind and that�察�and will make me a power of friends to be sure。
There is one Becker who will probably put up a window to me in the
church where he was baptized�察�and I expect a testimonial from
Captain Hand。
Sorry to let the mail go without the Scott�察�this has been a bad
month with me�察�and I have been below myself。 I shall find a way to
have it come by next�察�or know the reason why。 The mail after�察�
anyway。
A bit of a sketch map appears to me necessary for my HISTORY�察�
perhaps two。 If I do not have any�察�'tis impossible any one should
follow�察�and I�察�even when not at all interested�察�demand that I shall
be able to follow�察�even a tourist book without a map is a cross to
me�察�and there must be others of my way of thinking。 I inclose the
very artless one that I think needful。 Vailima�察�in case you are
curious�察�is about as far again behind Tanugamanono as that is from
the sea。
M'Clure is publishing a short story of mine�察�some 50��000 words�察�I
think�察�THE BEACH OF FALESA�察�when he's done with it�察�I want you and
Cassell to bring it out in a little volume�察�I shall send you a
dedication for it�察�I believe it good�察�indeed�察�to be honest�察�very
good。 Good gear that pleases the merchant。
The other map that I half threaten is a chart for the hurricane。
Get me Kimberley's report of the hurricane�此 �not to be found here。
It is of most importance�察�I MUST have it with my proofs of that
part�察�if I cannot have it earlier�察�which now seems impossible。 ´
Yours in hot haste��
R。 L。 STEVENSON。
Letter�此 �TO J。 M。 BARRIE
VAILIMA�察�SAMOA�察�FEBRUARY 1892。
DEAR MR。 BARRIE�察 � This is at least the third letter I have written
you�察�but my correspondence has a bad habit of not getting so far as
the post。 That which I possess of manhood turns pale before the
business of the address and envelope。 But I hope to be more
fortunate with this�此 �for�察�besides the usual and often recurrent
desire to thank you for your work´you are one of four that have
come to the front since I was watching and had a corner of my own
to watch�察�and there is no reason�察�unless it be in