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it's a sunny day�察�I would like it to be a Sunday�察�but that's not 

possible in the premises�察�and stand on the right´hand bank just 

where the road goes down into the water�察�and shut your eyes�察�and if 

I don't appear to you� �well�察�it can't be helped�察�and will be 

extremely funny。



I have no concern here but to work and to keep an eye on this 

distracted people。  I live just now wholly alone in an upper room 

of my house�察�because the whole family are down with influenza�察�bar 

my wife and myself。  I get my horse up sometimes in the afternoon 

and have a ride in the woods�察�and I sit here and smoke and write�察�

and rewrite�察�and destroy�察�and rage at my own impotence�察�from six in 

the morning till eight at night�察�with trifling and not always 

agreeable intervals for meals。



I am sure you chose wisely to keep your country charge。  There a 

minister can be something�察�not in a town。  In a town�察�the most of 

them are empty houses ´ and public speakers。  Why should you 

suppose your book will be slated because you have no friends�拭 �A 

new writer�察�if he is any good�察�will be acclaimed generally with 

more noise than he deserves。  But by this time you will know for 

certain。 ´ I am�察�yours sincerely��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。



P。S。 ´ Be it known to this fluent generation that I R。 L。 S。�察�in 

the forty´third of my age and the twentieth of my professional 

life�察�wrote twenty´four pages in twenty´one days�察�working from six 

to eleven�察�and again in the afternoon from two to four or so�察�

without fail or interruption。  Such are the gifts the gods have 

endowed us withal�此 �such was the facility of this prolific writer��



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO AUGUSTUS ST。 GAUDENS







VAILIMA�察�SAMOA�察�MAY 29TH�察�1893



MY DEAR GOD´LIKE SCULPTOR�察 � I wish in the most delicate manner in 

the world to insinuate a few commissions�此�



No。 1。 Is for a couple of copies of my medallion�察�as gilt´edged and 

high´toned as it is possible to make them。  One is for our house 

here�察�and should be addressed as above。  The other is for my friend 

Sidney Colvin�察�and should be addressed ´ Sidney Colvin�察�Esq。�察�

Keeper of the Print Room�察�British Museum�察�London。



No。 2。 This is a rather large order�察�and demands some explanation。  

Our house is lined with varnished wood of a dark ruddy colour�察�very 

beautiful to see�察�at the same time�察�it calls very much for gold�察�

there is a limit to picture frames�察�and really you know there has 

to be a limit to the pictures you put inside of them。  Accordingly�察�

we have had an idea of a certain kind of decoration�察�which�察�I 

think�察�you might help us to make practical。  What we want is an 

alphabet of gilt letters ��very much such as people play with���察�and 

all mounted on spikes like drawing´pins�察�say two spikes to each 

letter�察�one at top�察�and one at bottom。  Say that they were this 

height��



               I

               I

               I



and that you chose a model of some really exquisitely fine�察�clear 

type from some Roman monument�察�and that they were made either of 

metal or some composition gilt ´ the point is�察�could not you�察�in 

your land of wooden houses�察�get a manufacturer to take the idea and 

manufacture them at a venture�察�so that I could get two or three 

hundred pieces or so at a moderate figure�拭 �You see�察�suppose you 

entertain an honoured guest�察�when he goes he leaves his name in 

gilt letters on your walls�察�an infinity of fun and decoration can 

be got out of hospitable and festive mottoes�察�and the doors of 

every room can be beautified by the legend of their names。  I 

really think there is something in the idea�察�and you might be able 

to push it with the brutal and licentious manufacturer�察�using my 

name if necessary�察�though I should think the name of the god´like 

sculptor would be more germane。  In case you should get it started�察�

I should tell you that we should require commas in order to write 

the Samoan language�察�which is full of words written thus�此 �la'u�察�

ti'e ti'e。  As the Samoan language uses but a very small proportion 

of the consonants�察�we should require a double or treble stock of 

all vowels and of F�察�G�察�L�察�U�察�N�察�P�察�S�察�T�察�and V。



The other day in Sydney�察�I think you might be interested to hear�察�I 

was sculpt a second time by a man called ´�察�as well as I can 

remember and read。  I mustn't criticise a present�察�and he had very 

little time to do it in。  It is thought by my family to be an 

excellent likeness of Mark Twain。  This poor fellow�察�by the by�察�met 

with the devil of an accident。  A model of a statue which he had 

just finished with a desperate effort was smashed to smithereens on 

its way to exhibition。



Please be sure and let me know if anything is likely to come of 

this letter business�察�and the exact cost of each letter�察�so that I 

may count the cost before ordering。 ´ Yours sincerely��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO EDMUND GOSSE







JUNE 10TH�察�1893。



MY DEAR GOSSE�察 � My mother tells me you never received the very 

long and careful letter that I sent you more than a year ago�察�or is 

it two years��



I was indeed so much surprised at your silence that I wrote to 

Henry James and begged him to inquire if you had received it�察�his 

reply was an ��if possible�� higher power of the same silence�察�

whereupon I bowed my head and acquiesced。  But there is no doubt 

the letter was written and sent�察�and I am sorry it was lost�察�for it 

contained�察�among other things�察�an irrecoverable criticism of your 

father's LIFE�察�with a number of suggestions for another edition�察�

which struck me at the time as excellent。



Well�察�suppose we call that cried off�察�and begin as before�拭 �It is 

fortunate indeed that we can do so�察�being both for a while longer 

in the day。  But�察�alas� �when I see 'works of the late J。 A。 S。��'  I 

can see no help and no reconciliation possible。  I wrote him a 

letter�察�I think�察�three years ago�察�heard in some roundabout way that 

he had received it�察�waited in vain for an answer ��which had 

probably miscarried���察�and in a humour between frowns and smiles 

wrote to him no more。  And now the strange�察�poignant�察�pathetic�察�

brilliant creature is gone into the night�察�and the voice is silent 

that uttered so much excellent discourse�察�and I am sorry that I did 

not write to him again。  Yet I am glad for him�察�light lie the turf�  �

The SATURDAY is the only obituary I have seen�察�and I thought it 

very good upon the whole。  I should be half tempted to write an IN 

MEMORIAM�察�but I am submerged with other work。  Are you going to do 

it�拭 �I very much admire your efforts that way�察�you are our only 

academician。



So you have tried fiction�拭 �I will tell you the truth�此 �when I saw 

it announced�察�I was so sure you would send it to me�察�that I did not 

order it�  �But the order goes this mail�察�and I will give you news 

of it。  Yes�察�honestly�察�fiction is very difficult�察�it is a terrible 

strain to CARRY your characters all that time。  And the difficulty 

of according the narrative and the dialogue ��in a work in the third 

person�� is extreme。  That is one reason out of half a dozen why I 

so often prefer the first。  It is much in my mind just now�察�because 

of my last work�察�just off the stocks three days ago�察�THE EBB TIDE�此 �

a dreadful�察�grimy business in the third person�察�where the strain 

between a vilely realistic dialogue and a narrative style pitched 

about ��in phrase�� 'four notes higher' than it should have been�察�has 

sown my head with grey hairs�察�or I believe so ´ if my head escaped�察�

my heart has them。



The truth is�察�I have a little lost my way�察�and stand bemused at the 

cross´roads。  A subject�拭 �Ay�察�I have dozens�察�I have at least four 

novels begun�察�they are none good enough�察�and the mill waits�察�and 

I'll have to take second best。  THE EBB TIDE I make the world a 

present of�察�I expect�察�and�察�I suppose�察�deserve to be torn to pieces�察�

but there was all that good work lying useles

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