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thing for a man who writes so many novels as I do�察�that I should 

get so few to read。  And I can read yours�察�and I love them。



A pity for you that my amanuensis is not on stock to´day�察�and my 

own hand perceptibly worse than usual。 ´ Yours��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。



DECEMBER 5TH�察�1892。



P。S。 ´ They tell me your health is not strong。  Man�察�come out here 

and try the Prophet's chamber。  There's only one bad point to us ´ 

we do rise early。  The Amanuensis states that you are a lover of 

silence ´ and that ours is a noisy house ´ and she is a chatterbox 

´ I am not answerable for these statements�察�though I do think there 

is a touch of garrulity about my premises。  We have so little to 

talk about�察�you see。  The house is three miles from town�察�in the 

midst of great silent forests。  There is a burn close by�察�and when 

we are not talking you can hear the burn�察�and the birds�察�and the 

sea breaking on the coast three miles away and six hundred feet 

below us�察�and about three times a month a bell ´ I don't know where 

the bell is�察�nor who rings it�察�it may be the bell in Hans 

Andersen's story for all I know。  It is never hot here ´ 86 in the 

shade is about our hottest ´ and it is never cold except just in 

the early mornings。  Take it for all in all�察�I suppose this island 

climate to be by far the healthiest in the world ´ even the 

influenza entirely lost its sting。  Only two patients died�察�and one 

was a man nearly eighty�察�and the other a child below four months。  

I won't tell you if it is beautiful�察�for I want you to come here 

and see for yourself。  Everybody on the premises except my wife has 

some Scotch blood in their veins ´ I beg your pardon ´ except the 

natives ´ and then my wife is a Dutchwoman ´ and the natives are 

the next thing conceivable to Highlanders before the forty´five。  

We would have some grand cracks��



R。 L。 S。



COME�察�it will broaden your mind�察�and be the making of me。









CHAPTER XII ´ LIFE IN SAMOA�察�CONTINUED�察�JANUARY 1893´DECEMBER 1894









Letter�此 �TO CHARLES BAXTER







��APRIL�察�1893。��



。 。 。 About THE JUSTICE´CLERK�察�I long to go at it�察�but will first 

try to get a short story done。  Since January I have had two severe 

illnesses�察�my boy�察�and some heart´breaking anxiety over Fanny�察�and 

am only now convalescing。  I came down to dinner last night for the 

first time�察�and that only because the service had broken down�察�and 

to relieve an inexperienced servant。  Nearly four months now I have 

rested my brains�察�and if it be true that rest is good for brains�察�I 

ought to be able to pitch in like a giant refreshed。  Before the 

autumn�察�I hope to send you some JUSTICE´CLERK�察�or WEIR OF 

HERMISTON�察�as Colvin seems to prefer�察�I own to indecision。  

Received SYNTAX�察�DANCE OF DEATH�察�and PITCAIRN�察�which last I have 

read from end to end since its arrival�察�with vast improvement。  

What a pity it stops so soon�  �I wonder is there nothing that seems 

to prolong the series�拭 �Why doesn't some young man take it up�拭 �How 

about my old friend Fountainhall's DECISIONS�拭 �I remember as a boy 

that there was some good reading there。  Perhaps you could borrow 

me that�察�and send it on loan�察�and perhaps Laing's MEMORIALS 

therewith�察�and a work I'm ashamed to say I have never read�察�

BALFOUR'S LETTERS。 。 。 。 I have come by accident�察�through a 

correspondent�察�on one very curious and interesting fact ´ namely�察�

that Stevenson was one of the names adopted by the MacGregors at 

the proscription。  The details supplied by my correspondent are 

both convincing and amusing�察�but it would be highly interesting to 

find out more of this。



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO A。 CONAN DOYLE







VAILIMA�察�APIA�察�SAMOA�察�APRIL 5TH�察�1893。



DEAR SIR�察 � You have taken many occasions to make yourself very 

agreeable to me�察�for which I might in decency have thanked you 

earlier。  It is now my turn�察�and I hope you will allow me to offer 

you my compliments on your very ingenious and very interesting 

adventures of Sherlock Holmes。  That is the class of literature 

that I like when I have the toothache。  As a matter of fact�察�it was 

a pleurisy I was enjoying when I took the volume up�察�and it will 

interest you as a medical man to know that the cure was for the 

moment effectual。  Only the one thing troubles me�此 �can this be my 

old friend Joe Bell�拭 � I am�察�yours very truly��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。



P。S。 ´ And lo�察�here is your address supplied me here in Samoa�  �But 

do not take mine�察�O frolic fellow Spookist�察�from the same source�察�

mine is wrong。



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO S。 R。 CROCKETT







VAILIMA�察�SAMOA�察�MAY 17TH�察�1893。



DEAR MR。 CROCKETT�察 � I do not owe you two letters�察�nor yet nearly 

one�察�sir�  �The last time I heard of you�察�you wrote about an 

accident�察�and I sent you a letter to my lawyer�察�Charles Baxter�察�

which does not seem to have been presented�察�as I see nothing of it 

in his accounts。  Query�察�was that lost�拭 �I should not like you to 

think I had been so unmannerly and so inhuman。  If you have written 

since�察�your letter also has miscarried�察�as is much the rule in this 

part of the world�察�unless you register。



Your book is not yet to hand�察�but will probably follow next month。  

I detected you early in the BOOKMAN�察�which I usually see�察�and noted 

you in particular as displaying a monstrous ingratitude about the 

footnote。  Well�察�mankind is ungrateful�察�'Man's ingratitude to man 

makes countless thousands mourn��' quo' Rab ´ or words to that 

effect。  By the way�察�an anecdote of a cautious sailor�此 �'Bill�察�

Bill��' says I to him�察�'OR WORDS TO THAT EFFECT。'



I shall never take that walk by the Fisher's Tryst and Glencorse。  

I shall never see Auld Reekie。  I shall never set my foot again 

upon the heather。  Here I am until I die�察�and here will I be 

buried。  The word is out and the doom written。  Or�察�if I do come�察�

it will be a voyage to a further goal�察�and in fact a suicide�察�

which�察�however�察�if I could get my family all fixed up in the money 

way�察�I might�察�perhaps�察�perform�察�or attempt。  But there is a plaguey 

risk of breaking down by the way�察�and I believe I shall stay here 

until the end comes like a good boy�察�as I am。  If I did it�察�I 

should put upon my trunks�此 �'Passenger to ´ Hades。'  How strangely 

wrong your information is�  �In the first place�察�I should never 

carry a novel to Sydney�察�I should post it from here。  In the second 

place�察�WEIR OF HERMISTON is as yet scarce begun。  It's going to be 

excellent�察�no doubt�察�but it consists of about twenty pages。  I have 

a tale�察�a shortish tale in length�察�but it has proved long to do�察�

THE EBB TIDE�察�some part of which goes home this mail。  It is by me 

and Mr。 Osbourne�察�and is really a singular work。  There are only 

four characters�察�and three of them are bandits ´ well�察�two of them 

are�察�and the third is their comrade and accomplice。  It sounds 

cheering�察�doesn't it�拭 �Barratry�察�and drunkenness�察�and vitriol�察�and 

I cannot tell you all what�察�are the beams of the roof。  And yet ´ I 

don't know ´ I sort of think there's something in it。  You'll see 

��which is more than I ever can�� whether Davis and Attwater come off 

or not。



WEIR OF HERMISTON is a much greater undertaking�察�and the plot is 

not good�察�I fear�察�but Lord Justice´Clerk Hermiston ought to be a 

plum。  Of other schemes�察�more or less executed�察�it skills not to 

speak。



I am glad to hear so good an account of your activity and 

interests�察�and shall always hear from you with pleasure�察�though I 

am�察�and must continue�察�a mere sprite of the inkbottle�察�unseen in 

the flesh。  Please remember me to your wife and to the four´year´

old sweetheart�察�if she be not too engrossed with higher matters。  

Do you know where the road crosses the burn under Glencorse Church�拭 �

Go there�察�and say a prayer for me�此 �MORITURUS SALUTAT。  See that 

it's a sunny day�察�I would like it to be a Sunday�察�but 

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