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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
Pr