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the music was good�察�our boys and precentress ��'tis always a woman
that leads�� did better than I ever heard them�察�and to my great
pleasure I understood it all except one verse。 This gave me the
more time to try and identify what the parts were doing�察�and
further convict my dull ear。 Beyond the fact that the soprano rose
to the tonic above�察�on one occasion I could recognise nothing。
This is sickening�察�but I mean to teach my ear better before I am
done with it or this vile carcase。
I think it will amuse you ��for a last word�� to hear that our
precentress ´ she is the washerwoman ´ is our shame。 She is a
good�察�healthy�察�comely�察�strapping young wench�察�full of energy and
seriousness�察�a splendid workwoman�察�delighting to train our chorus�察�
delighting in the poetry of the hymns�察�which she reads aloud ��on
the least provocation�� with a great sentiment of rhythm。 Well�察�
then�察�what is curious�拭 �Ah�察�we did not know� �but it was told us in
a whisper from the cook´house ´ she is not of good family。 Don't
let it get out�察�please�察�everybody knows it�察�of course�察�here�察�there
is no reason why Europe and the States should have the advantage of
me also。 And the rest of my housefolk are all chief´people�察�I
assure you。 And my late overseer ��far the best of his race�� is a
really serious chief with a good 'name。' Tina is the name�察�it is
not in the Almanach de Gotha�察�it must have got dropped at press。
The odd thing is�察�we rather share the prejudice。 I have almost
always ´ though not quite always ´ found the higher the chief the
better the man through all the islands�察�or�察�at least�察�that the best
man came always from a highish rank。 I hope Helen will continue to
prove a bright exception。
With love to Fairchild and the Huge Schoolboy�察�I am�察�my dear Mrs。
Fairchild�察�yours very sincerely��
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。
Letter�此 �TO E。 L。 BURLINGAME
��VAILIMA�察�MARCH 1892。��
MY DEAR BURLINGAME�察 � Herewith Chapters IX。 and X。�察�and I am left
face to face with the horrors and dilemmas of the present regimen�此 �
pray for those that go down to the sea in ships。 I have promised
Henley shall have a chance to publish the hurricane chapter if he
like�察�so please let the slips be sent QUAM PRIMUM to C。 Baxter�察�
W。S。�察�11 S。 Charlotte Street�察�Edinburgh。 I got on mighty quick
with that chapter ´ about five days of the toughest kind of work。
God forbid I should ever have such another pirn to wind� �When I
invent a language�察�there shall be a direct and an indirect pronoun
differently declined ´ then writing would be some fun。
DIRECT INDIRECT
He Tu
Him Tum
His Tus
Ex。�此 �HE seized TUM by TUS throat�察�but TU at the same moment caught
HIM by HIS hair。 A fellow could write hurricanes with an
inflection like that� �Yet there would he difficulties too。
Do what you please about THE BEACH�察�and I give you CARTE BLANCHE to
write in the matter to Baxter ´ or telegraph if the time press ´ to
delay the English contingent。 Herewith the two last slips of THE
WRECKER。 I cannot go beyond。 By the way�察�pray compliment the
printers on the proofs of the Samoa racket�察�but hint to them that
it is most unbusiness´like and unscholarly to clip the edges of the
galleys�察�these proofs should really have been sent me on large
paper�察�and I and my friends here are all put to a great deal of
trouble and confusion by the mistake。 ´ For�察�as you must conceive�察�
in a matter so contested and complicated�察�the number of corrections
and the length of explanations is considerable。
Please add to my former orders ´
LE CHEVALIER DES TOUCHES �� by Barbey d'Aurevilly。
LES DIABOLIQUES 。 。 。 ��
CORRESPONDANCE DE HENRI BEYLE ��Stendahl��。
Yours sincerely��
R。 L。 STEVENSON。
Letter�此 �TO T。 W。 DOVER
VAILIMA PLANTATION�察�UPOLU�察�SAMOA�察�JUNE 20TH�察�1892。
SIR�察 � In reply to your very interesting letter�察�I cannot fairly
say that I have ever been poor�察�or known what it was to want a
meal。 I have been reduced�察�however�察�to a very small sum of money�察�
with no apparent prospect of increasing it�察�and at that time I
reduced myself to practically one meal a day�察�with the most
disgusting consequences to my health。 At this time I lodged in the
house of a working man�察�and associated much with others。 At the
same time�察�from my youth up�察�I have always been a good deal and
rather intimately thrown among the working´classes�察�partly as a
civil engineer in out´of´the´way places�察�partly from a strong and�察�
I hope�察�not ill´favoured sentiment of curiosity。 But the place
where�察�perhaps�察�I was most struck with the fact upon which you
comment was the house of a friend�察�who was exceedingly poor�察�in
fact�察�I may say destitute�察�and who lived in the attic of a very
tall house entirely inhabited by persons in varying stages of
poverty。 As he was also in ill´health�察�I made a habit of passing
my afternoon with him�察�and when there it was my part to answer the
door。 The steady procession of people begging�察�and the expectant
and confident manner in which they presented themselves�察�struck me
more and more daily�察�and I could not but remember with surprise
that though my father lived but a few streets away in a fine house�察�
beggars scarce came to the door once a fortnight or a month。 From
that time forward I made it my business to inquire�察�and in the
stories which I am very fond of hearing from all sorts and
conditions of men�察�learned that in the time of their distress it
was always from the poor they sought assistance�察�and almost always
from the poor they got it。
Trusting I have now satisfactorily answered your question�察�which I
thank you for asking�察�I remain�察�with sincere compliments��
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。
Letter�此 �TO E。 L。 BURLINGAME
VAILIMA�察�SUMMER 1892。
MY DEAR BURLINGAME�察 � First of all�察�YOU HAVE ALL THE CORRECTIONS ON
'THE WRECKER。' I found I had made what I meant and forgotten it�察�
and was so careless as not to tell you。
Second�察�of course�察�and by all means�察�charge corrections on the
Samoa book to me�察�but there are not near so many as I feared。 The
Lord hath dealt bountifully with me�察�and I believe all my advisers
were amazed to see how nearly correct I had got the truck�察�at least
I was。 With this you will receive the whole revise and a
typewritten copy of the last chapter。 And the thing now is Speed�察�
to catch a possible revision of the treaty。 I believe Cassells are
to bring it out�察�but Baxter knows�察�and the thing has to be crammed
through PRESTISSIMO�察�A LA CHASSEUR。
You mention the belated Barbeys�察�what about the equally belated
Pineros�拭 �And I hope you will keep your bookshop alive to supplying
me continuously with the SAGA LIBRARY。 I cannot get enough of
SAGAS�察�I wish there were nine thousand�察�talk about realism��
All seems to flourish with you�察�I also prosper�察�none the less for
being quit of that abhorred task�察�Samoa。 I could give a supper
party here were there any one to sup。 Never was such a
disagreeable task�察�but the thing had to be told。 。 。 。
There�察�I trust I am done with this cursed chapter of my career�察�bar
the rotten eggs and broken bottles that may follow�察�of course。
Pray remember�察�speed is now all that can be asked�察�hoped�察�or
wished。 I give up all hope of proofs�察�revises�察�proof of the map�察�
or sic like�察�and you on your side will try to get it out as
reasonably seemly as may be。
Whole Samoa book herewith。 Glory be to God。 ´ Yours very
sincerely��
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。
Letter�此 �TO CHARLES BAXTER
VAILIMA PLANTATION�察�UPOLU�察�SAMOAN ISLANDS�察�18TH JULY 1892。
MY DEAR CHARLES�察� 。 。 。 I have been now for some time contending
with powers and principalities�察�and I have never once seen one of
my own letters to the TIMES。 So when you see something