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from looking forwards。  But�察�I am sure�察�in the solid grounds of 

race�察�that you have it also in some degree。



I。 JAMES�察�a tenant of the Muirs�察�in Nether´Carsewell��

                 Neilston�察�married ��1665�殖� Jean Keir。

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       II。  ROBERT ��Maltman in Glasgow���察�died 1733��

              ��    married 1st�察    �married second��

              ��    Elizabeth Cumming。

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    William ��Maltman in    ����

        Glasgow��。          ����

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��´����         III。 ROBERT ��Maltman

ROBERT�察    �MARION�察     �ELIZABETH。      in Glasgow���察�married

                                         Margaret Fulton ��had

NOTE。 ´ Between 1730´1766 flourished     a large family��。

in Glasgow Alan the Coppersmith�察�who      ����

acts as a kind of a pin to the whole      ����

Stevenson system there。  He was caution   IV。 ALAN�察�West India

to Robert the Second's will�察�and to          merchant�察�married

William's will�察�and to the will of a         Jean Lillie。

John�察�another maltman。                       ����

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                                         V。 ROBERT�察�married

                                            Jean Smith。

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                                         VI。 ALAN。 ´ Margaret

                                             Jones

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                                         VII。 R。 A。 M。 S。





Enough genealogy。  I do not know if you will be able to read my 

hand。  Unhappily�察�Belle�察�who is my amanuensis�察�is out of the way on 

other affairs�察�and I have to make the unwelcome effort。  ��O this is 

beautiful�察�I am quite pleased with myself。��  Graham has just 

arrived last night ��my mother is coming by the other steamer in 

three days���察�and has told me of your meeting�察�and he said you 

looked a little older than I did�察�so that I suppose we keep step 

fairly on the downward side of the hill。  He thought you looked 

harassed�察�and I could imagine that too。  I sometimes feel harassed。  

I have a great family here about me�察�a great anxiety。  The loss ��to 

use my grandfather's expression���察�the 'loss' of our family is that 

we are disbelievers in the morrow ´ perhaps I should say�察�rather�察�

in next year。  The future is ALWAYS black to us�察�it was to Robert 

Stevenson�察�to Thomas�察�I suspect to Alan�察�to R。 A。 M。 S。 it was so 

almost to his ruin in youth�察�to R。 L。 S。�察�who had a hard hopeful 

strain in him from his mother�察�it was not so much so once�察�but 

becomes daily more so。  Daily so much more so�察�that I have a 

painful difficulty in believing I can ever finish another book�察�or 

that the public will ever read it。



I have so huge a desire to know exactly what you are doing�察�that I 

suppose I should tell you what I am doing by way of an example。  I 

have a room now�察�a part of the twelve´foot verandah sparred in�察�at 

the most inaccessible end of the house。  Daily I see the sunrise 

out of my bed�察�which I still value as a tonic�察�a perpetual tuning 

fork�察�a look of God's face once in the day。  At six my breakfast 

comes up to me here�察�and I work till eleven。  If I am quite well�察�I 

sometimes go out and bathe in the river before lunch�察�twelve。  In 

the afternoon I generally work again�察�now alone drafting�察�now with 

Belle dictating。  Dinner is at six�察�and I am often in bed by eight。  

This is supposing me to stay at home。  But I must often be away�察�

sometimes all day long�察�sometimes till twelve�察�one�察�or two at 

night�察�when you might see me coming home to the sleeping house�察�

sometimes in a trackless darkness�察�sometimes with a glorious tropic 

moon�察�everything drenched with dew ´ unsaddling and creeping to 

bed�察�and you would no longer be surprised that I live out in this 

country�察�and not in Bournemouth ´ in bed。



My great recent interruptions have ��as you know�� come from 

politics�察�not much in my line�察�you will say。  But it is impossible 

to live here and not feel very sorely the consequences of the 

horrid white mismanagement。  I tried standing by and looking on�察�

and it became too much for me。  They are such illogical fools�察�a 

logical fool in an office�察�with a lot of red tape�察�is conceivable。  

Furthermore�察�he is as much as we have any reason to expect of 

officials ´ a thoroughly common´place�察�unintellectual lot。  But 

these people are wholly on wires�察�laying their ears down�察�skimming 

away�察�pausing as though shot�察�and presto� �full spread on the other 

tack。  I observe in the official class mostly an insane jealousy of 

the smallest kind�察�as compared to which the artist's is of a grave�察�

modest character ´ the actor's�察�even�察�a desire to extend his little 

authority�察�and to relish it like a glass of wine�察�that is 

IMPAYABLE。  Sometimes�察�when I see one of these little kings 

strutting over one of his victories ´ wholly illegal�察�perhaps�察�and 

certain to be reversed to his shame if his superiors ever heard of 

it ´ I could weep。  The strange thing is that they HAVE NOTHING 

ELSE。  I auscultate them in vain�察�no real sense of duty�察�no real 

comprehension�察�no real attempt to comprehend�察�no wish for 

information ´ you cannot offend one of them more bitterly than by 

offering information�察�though it is certain that you have MORE�察�and 

obvious that you have OTHER�察�information than they have�察�and 

talking of policy�察�they could not play a better stroke than by 

listening to you�察�and it need by no means influence their action。  

TENEZ�察�you know what a French post office or railway official is�拭 �

That is the diplomatic card to the life。  Dickens is not in it�察�

caricature fails。



All this keeps me from my work�察�and gives me the unpleasant side of 

the world。  When your letters are disbelieved it makes you angry�察�

and that is rot�察�and I wish I could keep out of it with all my 

soul。  But I have just got into it again�察�and farewell peace��



My work goes along but slowly。  I have got to a crossing place�察�I 

suppose�察�the present book�察�SAINT IVES�察�is nothing�察�it is in no 

style in particular�察�a tissue of adventures�察�the central character 

not very well done�察�no philosophic pith under the yarn�察�and�察�in 

short�察�if people will read it�察�that's all I ask�察�and if they won't�察�

damn them�  �I like doing it though�察�and if you ask me why�  � after 

that I am on WEIR OF HERMISTON and HEATHERCAT�察�two Scotch stories�察�

which will either be something different�察�or I shall have failed。  

The first is generally designed�察�and is a private story of two or 

three characters in a very grim vein。  The second ´ alas� �the 

thought ´ is an attempt at a real historical novel�察�to present a 

whole field of time�察�the race ´ our own race ´ the west land and 

Clydesdale blue bonnets�察�under the influence of their last trial�察�

when they got to a pitch of organisation in madness that no other 

peasantry has ever made an offer at。  I was going to call it THE 

KILLING TIME�察�but this man Crockett has forestalled me in that。  

Well�察�it'll be a big smash if I fail in it�察�but a gallant attempt。  

All my weary reading as a boy�察�which you remember well enough�察�will 

come to bear on it�察�and if my mind will keep up to the point it was 

in a while back�察�perhaps I can pull it through。



For two months past�察�Fanny�察�Belle�察�Austin ��her child���察�and I have 

been alone�察�but yesterday�察�as I mentioned�察�Graham Balfour arrived�察�

and on Wednesday my mother and Lloyd will make up the party to its 

full strength。  I wish you could drop in for a month or a week�察�or 

two hours。  That is my chief want。  On the whole�察�it is an 

unexpectedly pleasant corner I have dropped into for an end of it�察�

which I could scarcely have foreseen from Wilson's shop�察�or the 

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