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With true ingratitude you see me pitch upon your exception�察�but it 

is easier to defend oneself gracefully than to acknowledge praise。  

I am truly glad that you should like my books�察�for I think I see 

from what you write that you are a reader worth convincing。  Your 

name�察�if I have properly deciphered it�察�suggests that you may be 

also something of my countrywoman�察�for it is hard to see where 

Monroe came from�察�if not from Scotland。  I seem to have here a 

double claim on your good nature�此 �being myself pure Scotch and 

having appreciated your letter�察�make up two undeniable merits 

which�察�perhaps�察�if it should be quite without trouble�察�you might 

reward with your photograph。 ´ Yours truly��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO MISS MONROE







��SKERRYVORE�察�BOURNEMOUTH�察�JUNE 1886。��



MY DEAR MISS MONROE�察 � I am ill in bed and stupid�察�incoherently 

stupid�察�yet I have to answer your letter�察�and if the answer is 

incomprehensible you must forgive me。  You say my letter caused you 

pleasure�察�I am sure�察�as it fell out�察�not near so much as yours has 

brought to me。  The interest taken in an author is fragile�此 �his 

next book�察�or your next year of culture�察�might see the interest 

frosted or outgrown�察�and himself�察�in spite of all�察�you might 

probably find the most distasteful person upon earth。  My case is 

different。  I have bad health�察�am often condemned to silence for 

days together ´ was so once for six weeks�察�so that my voice was 

awful to hear when I first used it�察�like the whisper of a shadow ´ 

have outlived all my chief pleasures�察�which were active and 

adventurous�察�and ran in the open air�此 �and being a person who 

prefers life to art�察�and who knows it is a far finer thing to be in 

love�察�or to risk a danger�察�than to paint the finest picture or 

write the noblest book�察�I begin to regard what remains to me of my 

life as very shadowy。  From a variety of reasons�察�I am ashamed to 

confess I was much in this humour when your letter came。  I had a 

good many troubles�察�was regretting a high average of sins�察�had been 

recently reminded that I had outlived some friends�察�and wondering 

if I had not outlived some friendships�察�and had just�察�while 

boasting of better health�察�been struck down again by my haunting 

enemy�察�an enemy who was exciting at first�察�but has now�察�by the 

iteration of his strokes�察�become merely annoying and inexpressibly 

irksome。  Can you fancy that to a person drawing towards the 

elderly this sort of conjunction of circumstances brings a rather 

aching sense of the past and the future�拭 �Well�察�it was just then 

that your letter and your photograph were brought to me in bed�察�and 

there came to me at once the most agreeable sense of triumph。  My 

books were still young�察�my words had their good health and could go 

about the world and make themselves welcome�察�and even ��in a shadowy 

and distant sense�� make something in the nature of friends for the 

sheer hulk that stays at home and bites his pen over the 

manuscripts。  It amused me very much to remember that I had been in 

Chicago�察�not so many years ago�察�in my proper person�察�where I had 

failed to awaken much remark�察�except from the ticket collector�察�and 

to think how much more gallant and persuasive were the fellows that 

I now send instead of me�察�and how these are welcome in that quarter 

to the sitter of Herr Platz�察�while their author was not very 

welcome even in the villainous restaurant where he tried to eat a 

meal and rather failed。



And this leads me directly to a confession。  The photograph which 

shall accompany this is not chosen as the most like�察�but the best´

looking。  Put yourself in my place�察�and you will call this 

pardonable。  Even as it is�察�even putting forth a flattered 

presentment�察�I am a little pained�察�and very glad it is a photograph 

and not myself that has to go�察�for in this case�察�if it please you�察�

you can tell yourself it is my image ´ and if it displeased you�察�

you can lay the blame on the photographer�察�but in that�察�there were 

no help�察�and the poor author might belie his labours。



KIDNAPPED should soon appear�察�I am afraid you may not like it�察�as 

it is very unlike PRINCE OTTO in every way�察�but I am myself a great 

admirer of the two chief characters�察�Alan and David。  VIRGINIBUS 

PUERISQUE has never been issued in the States。  I do not think it 

is a book that has much charm for publishers in any land�察�but I am 

to bring out a new edition in England shortly�察�a copy of which I 

must try to remember to send you。  I say try to remember�察�because I 

have some superficial acquaintance with myself�此 �and I have 

determined�察�after a galling discipline�察�to promise nothing more 

until the day of my death�此 �at least�察�in this way�察�I shall no more 

break my word�察�and I must now try being churlish instead of being 

false。



I do not believe you to be the least like Seraphina。  Your 

photograph has no trace of her�察�which somewhat relieves me�察�as I am 

a good deal afraid of Seraphinas ´ they do not always go into the 

woods and see the sunrise�察�and some are so well´mailed that even 

that experience would leave them unaffected and unsoftened。  The 

'hair and eyes of several complexions' was a trait taken from 

myself�察�and I do not bind myself to the opinions of Sir John。  In 

this case�察�perhaps ´ but no�察�if the peculiarity is shared by two 

such pleasant persons as you and I ��as you and me ´ the grammatical 

nut is hard���察�it must be a very good thing indeed�察�and Sir John 

must be an ass。



The BOOK READER notice was a strange jumble of fact and fancy。  I 

wish you could have seen my father's old assistant and present 

partner when he heard my father described as an 'inspector of 

lighthouses��' for we are all very proud of the family achievements�察�

and the name of my house here in Bournemouth is stolen from one of 

the sea´towers of the Hebrides which are our pyramids and 

monuments。  I was never at Cambridge�察�again�察�but neglected a 

considerable succession of classes at Edinburgh。  But to correct 

that friendly blunderer were to write an autobiography。 ´ And so 

now�察�with many thanks�察�believe me yours sincerely��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO R。 A。 M。 STEVENSON







SKERRYVORE�察�BOURNEMOUTH�察�JULY 1886。



SIR�察 � Your foolish letter was unduly received。  There may be 

hidden fifths�察�and if there are�察�it shows how dam spontaneous the 

thing was。  I could tinker and tic´tac´toe on a piece of paper�察�but 

scorned the act with a Threnody�察�which was poured forth like blood 

and water on the groaning organ。  If your heart ��which was what I 

addressed�� remained unmoved�察�let us refer to the affair no more�此 �

crystallised emotion�察�the statement and the reconciliation of the 

sorrows of the race and the individual�察�is obviously no more to you 

than supping sawdust。  Well�察�well。  If ever I write another 

Threnody�  �My next op。 will probably be a Passepied and fugue in G 

��or D��。



The mind is in my case shrunk to the size and sp。 gr。 of an aged 

Spanish filbert。  O�察�I am so jolly silly。  I now pickle with some 

freedom ��1�� the refrain of MARTINI'S MOUTONS�察。�2�� SUL MARGINE D'UN 

RIO�察�arranged for the infant school by the Aged Statesman�察。�3�� the 

first phrase of Bach's musette ��Sweet Englishwoman�察�No。 3���察�the 

rest of the musette being one prolonged cropper�察�which I take daily 

for the benefit of my health。  All my other works ��of which there 

are many�� are either arranged ��by R。 L。 Stevenson�� for the manly 

and melodious forefinger�察�or else prolonged and melancholy 

croppers。 。 。 。 I find one can get a notion of music very nicely。  

I have been pickling deeply in the Magic Flute�察�and have arranged 

LA DOVE PRENDE�察�almost to the end�察�for two melodious forefingers。  

I am next going to score the really nobler COLOMBA O TORTORELLA for 

the same instruments。



This day is published

The works of Ludwig van Beethoven

arranged

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