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DAVID BALFOUR a nice little book�察�and very artistic�察�and just the 

thing to occupy the leisure of a busy man�察�but for the top flower 

of a man's life it seems to me inadequate。  Small is the word�察�it 

is a small age�察�and I am of it。  I could have wished to be 

otherwise busy in this world。  I ought to have been able to build 

lighthouses and write DAVID BALFOURS too。  HINC ILLAE LACRYMAE。  I 

take my own case as most handy�察�but it is as illustrative of my 

quarrel with the age。  We take all these pains�察�and we don't do as 

well as Michael Angelo or Leonardo�察�or even Fielding�察�who was an 

active magistrate�察�or Richardson�察�who was a busy bookseller。  J'AI 

HONTE POUR NOUS�察�my ears burn。



I am amazed at the effect which this Chicago exhibition has 

produced upon you and others。  It set Mrs。 Fairchild literally mad 

´ to judge by her letters。  And I wish I had seen anything so 

influential。  I suppose there was an aura�察�a halo�察�some sort of 

effulgency about the place�察�for here I find you louder than the 

rest。  Well�察�it may be there is a time coming�察�and I wonder�察�when 

it comes�察�whether it will be a time of little�察�exclusive�察�one´eyed 

rascals like you and me�察�or parties of the old stamp who can paint 

and fight�察�and write and keep books of double entry�察�and sculp�察�and 

scalp。  It might be。  You have a lot of stuff in the kettle�察�and a 

great deal of it Celtic。  I have changed my mind progressively 

about England�察�practically the whole of Scotland is Celtic�察�and the 

western half of England�察�and all Ireland�察�and the Celtic blood 

makes a rare blend for art。  If it is stiffened up with Latin 

blood�察�you get the French。  We were less lucky�此 �we had only 

Scandinavians�察�themselves decidedly artistic�察�and the Low´German 

lot。  However�察�that is a good starting´point�察�and with all the 

other elements in your crucible�察�it may come to something great 

very easily。  I wish you would hurry up and let me see it。  Here is 

a long while I have been waiting for something GOOD in art�察�and 

what have I seen�拭 �Zola's DEBACLE and a few of Kipling's tales。  

Are you a reader of Barbey d'Aurevilly�拭 �He is a never´failing 

source of pleasure to me�察�for my sins�察�I suppose。  What a work is 

the RIDEAU CRAMOISI� �and L'ENSORCELEE� �and LE CHEVALIER DES 

TOUCHES��



This is degenerating into mere twaddle。  So please remember us all 

most kindly to Mrs。 Low�察�and believe me ever yours��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。



P。S。 ´ Were all your privateers voiceless in the war of 1812�拭 �Did 

NO ONE of them write memoirs�拭 �I shall have to do my privateer from 

chic�察�if you can't help me。  My application to Scribner has been 

quite in vain。  See if you can get hold of some historic sharp in 

the club�察�and tap him�察�they must some of them have written memoirs 

or notes of some sort�察�perhaps still unprinted�察�if that be so�察�get 

them copied for me。



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO H。 B。 BAILDON







VAILIMA�察�JANUARY 30TH�察�1894。



MY DEAR BAILDON�察 � 'Call not blessed。' ´ Yes�察�if I could die just 

now�察�or say in half a year�察�I should have had a splendid time of it 

on the whole。  But it gets a little stale�察�and my work will begin 

to senesce�察�and parties to shy bricks at me�察�and now it begins to 

look as if I should survive to see myself impotent and forgotten。  

It's a pity suicide is not thought the ticket in the best circles。



But your letter goes on to congratulate me on having done the one 

thing I am a little sorry for�察�a little ´ not much ´ for my father 

himself lived to think that I had been wiser than he。  But the 

cream of the jest is that I have lived to change my mind�察�and think 

that he was wiser than I。  Had I been an engineer�察�and literature 

my amusement�察�it would have been better perhaps。  I pulled it off�察�

of course�察�I won the wager�察�and it is pleasant while it lasts�察�but 

how long will it last�拭 �I don't know�察�say the Bells of Old Bow。



All of which goes to show that nobody is quite sane in judging 

himself。  Truly�察�had I given way and gone in for engineering�察�I 

should be dead by now。  Well�察�the gods know best。



I hope you got my letter about the RESCUE。 ´ Adieu��



R。 L。 S。



True for you about the benefit�此 �except by kisses�察�jests�察�song�察�ET 

HOC GENUS OMNE�察�man CANNOT convey benefit to another。  The 

universal benefactor has been there before him。







Letter�此 �TO J。 H。 BATES







VAILIMA�察�SAMOA�察�MARCH 25TH�察�1894。



MY DEAR MR。 JOE H。 BATES�察 � I shall have the greatest pleasure in 

acceding to your complimentary request。  I shall think it an honour 

to be associated with your chapter�察�and I need not remind you ��for 

you have said it yourself�� how much depends upon your own exertions 

whether to make it to me a real honour or only a derision。  This is 

to let you know that I accept the position that you have seriously 

offered to me in a quite serious spirit。  I need scarce tell you 

that I shall always be pleased to receive reports of your 

proceedings�察�and if I do not always acknowledge them�察�you are to 

remember that I am a man very much occupied otherwise�察�and not at 

all to suppose that I have lost interest in my chapter。



In this world�察�which ��as you justly say�� is so full of sorrow and 

suffering�察�it will always please me to remember that my name is 

connected with some efforts after alleviation�察�nor less so with 

purposes of innocent recreation which�察�after all�察�are the only 

certain means at our disposal for bettering human life。



With kind regards�察�to yourself�察�to Mr。 L。 C。 Congdon�察�to E。 M。 G。 

Bates�察�and to Mr。 Edward Hugh Higlee Bates�察�and the heartiest 

wishes for the future success of the chapter�察�believe me�察�yours 

cordially��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO WILLIAM ARCHER







VAILIMA�察�SAMOA�察�MARCH 27TH�察�1894。



MY DEAR ARCHER�察 � Many thanks for your THEATRICAL WORLD。  Do you 

know�察�it strikes me as being really very good�拭 �I have not yet read 

much of it�察�but so far as I have looked�察�there is not a dull and 

not an empty page in it。  Hazlitt�察�whom you must often have thought 

of�察�would have been pleased。  Come to think of it�察�I shall put this 

book upon the Hazlitt shelf。  You have acquired a manner that I can 

only call august�察�otherwise�察�I should have to call it such amazing 

impudence。  The BAUBLE SHOP and BECKET are examples of what I mean。  

But it 'sets you weel。'



Marjorie Fleming I have known�察�as you surmise�察�for long。  She was 

possibly ´ no�察�I take back possibly ´ she was one of the greatest 

works of God。  Your note about the resemblance of her verses to 

mine gave me great joy�察�though it only proved me a plagiarist。  By 

the by�察�was it not over THE CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES that we first 

scraped acquaintance�拭 �I am sorry indeed to hear that my esteemed 

correspondent Tomarcher has such poor taste in literature。  I fear 

he cannot have inherited this trait from his dear papa。  Indeed�察�I 

may say I know it�察�for I remember the energy of papa's disapproval 

when the work passed through his hands on its way to a second 

birth�察�which none regrets more than myself。  It is an odd fact�察�or 

perhaps a very natural one�察�I find few greater pleasures than 

reading my own works�察�but I never�察�O I never read THE BLACK ARROW。  

In that country Tomarcher reigns supreme。  Well�察�and after all�察�if 

Tomarcher likes it�察�it has not been written in vain。



We have just now a curious breath from Europe。  A young fellow just 

beginning letters�察�and no fool�察�turned up here with a letter of 

introduction in the well´known blue ink and decorative hieroglyphs 

of George Meredith。  His name may be known to you。  It is Sidney 

Lysaght。  He is staying with us but a day or two�察�and it is strange 

to me and not unpleasant to hear all the names�察�old and new�察�come 

up again。  But oddly the new are so much more in number。  If I 

revisited the glimpses of the moon on your side of the ocean�察�I 

should know com

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