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your old friend�察�but not a hope of my dying soon and cleanly�察�and 

'winning off the stage。'  Rather I am daily better in physical 

health。  I shall have to see this business out�察�after all�察�and I 

think�察�in that case�察�they should have ´ they might have ´ spared me 

all my ill´health this decade past�察�if it were not to unbar the 

doors。  I have no taste for old age�察�and my nose is to be rubbed in 

it in spite of my face。  I was meant to die young�察�and the gods do 

not love me。



This is very like an epitaph�察�bar the handwriting�察�which is 

anything but monumental�察�and I dare say I had better stop。  Fanny 

is down at her own cottage planting or deplanting or replanting�察�I 

know not which�察�and she will not be home till dinner�察�by which time 

the mail will be all closed�察�else she would join me in all good 

messages and remembrances of love。  I hope you will congratulate 

Burne Jones from me on his baronetcy。  I cannot make out to be 

anything but raspingly�察�harrowingly sad�察�so I will close�察�and not 

affect levity which I cannot feel。  Do not altogether forget me�察�

keep a corner of your memory for the exile



LOUIS。







Letter�此 �TO CHARLES BAXTER







��VAILIMA�察�MAY 1894。��



MY DEAR CHARLES�察 � My dear fellow�察�I wish to assure you of the 

greatness of the pleasure that this Edinburgh Edition gives me。  I 

suppose it was your idea to give it that name。  No other would have 

affected me in the same manner。  Do you remember�察�how many years 

ago ´ I would be afraid to hazard a guess ´ one night when I 

communicated to you certain intimations of early death and 

aspirations after fame�拭 �I was particularly maudlin�察�and my remorse 

the next morning on a review of my folly has written the matter 

very deeply in my mind�察�from yours it may easily have fled。  If any 

one at that moment could have shown me the Edinburgh Edition�察�I 

suppose I should have died。  It is with gratitude and wonder that I 

consider 'the way in which I have been led。'  Could a more 

preposterous idea have occurred to us in those days when we used to 

search our pockets for coppers�察�too often in vain�察�and combine 

forces to produce the threepence necessary for two glasses of beer�察�

or wander down the Lothian Road without any�察�than that I should be 

strong and well at the age of forty´three in the island of Upolu�察�

and that you should be at home bringing out the Edinburgh Edition�拭 �

If it had been possible�察�I should almost have preferred the Lothian 

Road Edition�察�say�察�with a picture of the old Dutch smuggler on the 

covers。  I have now something heavy on my mind。  I had always a 

great sense of kinship with poor Robert Fergusson ´ so clever a 

boy�察�so wild�察�of such a mixed strain�察�so unfortunate�察�born in the 

same town with me�察�and�察�as I always felt�察�rather by express 

intimation than from evidence�察�so like myself。  Now the injustice 

with which the one Robert is rewarded and the other left out in the 

cold sits heavy on me�察�and I wish you could think of some way in 

which I could do honour to my unfortunate namesake。  Do you think 

it would look like affectation to dedicate the whole edition to his 

memory�拭 �I think it would。  The sentiment which would dictate it to 

me is too abstruse�察�and besides�察�I think my wife is the proper 

person to receive the dedication of my life's work。  At the same 

time�察�it is very odd ´ it really looks like the transmigration of 

souls ´ I feel that I must do something for Fergusson�察�Burns has 

been before me with the gravestone。  It occurs to me you might take 

a walk down the Canongate and see in what condition the stone is。  

If it be at all uncared for�察�we might repair it�察�and perhaps add a 

few words of inscription。



I must tell you�察�what I just remembered in a flash as I was walking 

about dictating this letter ´ there was in the original plan of the 

MASTER OF BALLANTRAE a sort of introduction describing my arrival 

in Edinburgh on a visit to yourself and your placing in my hands 

the papers of the story。  I actually wrote it�察�and then condemned 

the idea ´ as being a little too like Scott�察�I suppose。  Now I must 

really find the MS。 and try to finish it for the E。 E。  It will 

give you�察�what I should so much like you to have�察�another corner of 

your own in that lofty monument。



Suppose we do what I have proposed about Fergusson's monument�察�I 

wonder if an inscription like this would look arrogant ´





This stone originally erected

by Robert Burns has been

repaired at the

charges of Robert Louis Stevenson��

and is by him re´dedicated to

the memory of Robert Fergusson��

as the gift of one Edinburgh

lad to another。





In spacing this inscription I would detach the names of Fergusson 

and Burns�察�but leave mine in the text。



Or would that look like sham modesty�察�and is it better to bring out 

the three Roberts��







Letter�此 �TO R。 A。 M。 STEVENSON







VAILIMA�察�JUNE 1894。



MY DEAR BOB�察 � I must make out a letter this mail or perish in the 

attempt。  All the same�察�I am deeply stupid�察�in bed with a cold�察�

deprived of my amanuensis�察�and conscious of the wish but not the 

furnished will。  You may be interested to hear how the family 

inquiries go。  It is now quite certain that we are a second´rate 

lot�察�and came out of Cunningham or Clydesdale�察�therefore BRITISH 

folk�察�so that you are Cymry on both sides�察�and I Cymry and Pict。  

We may have fought with King Arthur and known Merlin。  The first of 

the family�察�Stevenson of Stevenson�察�was quite a great party�察�and 

dates back to the wars of Edward First。  The last male heir of 

Stevenson of Stevenson died 1670�察�220 pounds�察�10s。 to the bad�察�from 

drink。  About the same time the Stevensons�察�who were mostly in 

Cunningham before�察�crop up suddenly in the parish of Neilston�察�over 

the border in Renfrewshire。  Of course�察�they may have been there 

before�察�but there is no word of them in that parish till 1675 in 

any extracts I have。  Our first traceable ancestor was a tenant 

farmer of Muir of Cauldwells ´ James in Nether´Carsewell。  

Presently two families of maltmen are found in Glasgow�察�both�察�by 

re´duplicated proofs�察�related to James ��the son of James�� in Nether 

Carsewell。  We descend by his second marriage from Robert�察�one of 

these died 1733。  It is not very romantic up to now�察�but has 

interested me surprisingly to fish out�察�always hoping for more ´ 

and occasionally getting at least a little clearness and 

confirmation。  But the earliest date�察�1655�察�apparently the marriage 

of James in Nether Carsewell�察�cannot as yet be pushed back。  From 

which of any number of dozen little families in Cunningham we 

should derive�察�God knows�  �Of course�察�it doesn't matter a hundred 

years hence�察�an argument fatal to all human enterprise�察�industry�察�

or pleasure。  And to me it will be a deadly disappointment if I 

cannot roll this stone away�  �One generation further might be 

nothing�察�but it is my present object of desire�察�and we are so near 

it�  �There is a man in the same parish called Constantine�察�if I 

could only trace to him�察�I could take you far afield by that one 

talisman of the strange Christian name of Constantine。  But no such 

luck�  �And I kind of fear we shall stick at James。



So much�察�though all inchoate�察�I trouble you with�察�knowing that you�察�

at least�察�must take an interest in it。  So much is certain of that 

strange Celtic descent�察�that the past has an interest for it 

apparently gratuitous�察�but fiercely strong。  I wish to trace my 

ancestors a thousand years�察�if I trace them by gallowses。  It is 

not love�察�not pride�察�not admiration�察�it is an expansion of the 

identity�察�intimately pleasing�察�and wholly uncritical�察�I can expend 

myself in the person of an inglorious ancestor with perfect 

comfort�察�or a disgraced�察�if I could find one。  I suppose�察�perhaps�察�

it is more to me who am childless�察�and refrain with a certain shock 

from looking forwards。  But�察�I am sure�察�in th

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