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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