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itself。  You have yet to give us ´ and I am expecting it with 

impatience ´ something of a larger gait�察�something daylit�察�not 

twilit�察�something with the colours of life�察�not the flat tints of a 

temple illumination�察�something that shall be SAID with all the 

clearnesses and the trivialities of speech�察�not SUNG like a semi´

articulate lullaby。  It will not please yourself as well�察�when you 

come to give it us�察�but it will please others better。  It will be 

more of a whole�察�more worldly�察�more nourished�察�more commonplace ´ 

and not so pretty�察�perhaps not even so beautiful。  No man knows 

better than I that�察�as we go on in life�察�we must part from 

prettiness and the graces。  We but attain qualities to lose them�察�

life is a series of farewells�察�even in art�察�even our proficiencies 

are deciduous and evanescent。  So here with these exquisite pieces 

the XVIIth�察�XVIIIth�察�and IVth of the present collection。  You will 

perhaps never excel them�察�I should think the 'Hermes��' never。  

Well�察�you will do something else�察�and of that I am in expectation。 

´ Yours cordially��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO A。 ST。 GAUDENS







VAILIMA�察�SAMOA�察�JULY 8�察�1894。



MY DEAR ST。 GAUDENS�察 � This is to tell you that the medallion has 

been at last triumphantly transported up the hill and placed over 

my smoking´room mantelpiece。  It is considered by everybody a 

first´rate but flattering portrait。  We have it in a very good 

light�察�which brings out the artistic merits of the god´like 

sculptor to great advantage。  As for my own opinion�察�I believe it 

to be a speaking likeness�察�and not flattered at all�察�possibly a 

little the reverse。  The verses ��curse the rhyme�� look remarkably 

well。



Please do not longer delay�察�but send me an account for the expense 

of the gilt letters。  I was sorry indeed that they proved beyond 

the means of a small farmer。 ´ Yours very sincerely��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO MISS ADELAIDE BOODLE







VAILIMA�察�JULY 14�察�1894。



MY DEAR ADELAIDE�察 � 。 。 。 So�察�at last�察�you are going into mission 

work�拭�where I think your heart always was。  You will like it in a 

way�察�but remember it is dreary long。  Do you know the story of the 

American tramp who was offered meals and a day's wage to chop with 

the back of an axe on a fallen trunk。  'Damned if I can go on 

chopping when I can't see the chips fly��'  You will never see the 

chips fly in mission work�察�never�察�and be sure you know it 

beforehand。  The work is one long dull disappointment�察�varied by 

acute revulsions�察�and those who are by nature courageous and 

cheerful and have grown old in experience�察�learn to rub their hands 

over infinitesimal successes。  However�察�as I really believe there 

is some good done in the long run ´ GUTTA CAVAT LAPIDEM NON VI in 

this business ´ it is a useful and honourable career in which no 

one should be ashamed to embark。  Always remember the fable of the 

sun�察�the storm�察�and the traveller's cloak。  Forget wholly and for 

ever all small pruderies�察�and remember that YOU CANNOT CHANGE 

ANCESTRAL FEELINGS OF RIGHT AND WRONG WITHOUT WHAT IS PRACTICALLY 

SOUL´MURDER。  Barbarous as the customs may seem�察�always hear them 

with patience�察�always judge them with gentleness�察�always find in 

them some seed of good�察�see that you always develop them�察�remember 

that all you can do is to civilise the man in the line of his own 

civilisation�察�such as it is。  And never expect�察�never believe in�察�

thaumaturgic conversions。  They may do very well for St。 Paul�察�in 

the case of an Andaman islander they mean less than nothing。  In 

fact�察�what you have to do is to teach the parents in the interests 

of their great´grandchildren。



Now�察�my dear Adelaide�察�dismiss from your mind the least idea of 

fault upon your side�察�nothing is further from the fact。  I cannot 

forgive you�察�for I do not know your fault。  My own is plain enough�察�

and the name of it is cold´hearted neglect�察�and you may busy 

yourself more usefully in trying to forgive me。  But ugly as my 

fault is�察�you must not suppose it to mean more than it does�察�it 

does not mean that we have at all forgotten you�察�that we have 

become at all indifferent to the thought of you。  See�察�in my life 

of Jenkin�察�a remark of his�察�very well expressed�察�on the friendships 

of men who do not write to each other。  I can honestly say that I 

have not changed to you in any way�察�though I have behaved thus ill�察�

thus cruelly。  Evil is done by want of ´ well�察�principally by want 

of industry。  You can imagine what I would say ��in a novel�� of any 

one who had behaved as I have done�察�DETERIORA SEQUOR。  And you must 

somehow manage to forgive your old friend�察�and if you will be so 

very good�察�continue to give us news of you�察�and let us share the 

knowledge of your adventures�察�sure that it will be always followed 

with interest ´ even if it is answered with the silence of 

ingratitude。  For I am not a fool�察�I know my faults�察�I know they 

are ineluctable�察�I know they are growing on me。  I know I may 

offend again�察�and I warn you of it。  But the next time I offend�察�

tell me so plainly and frankly like a lady�察�and don't lacerate my 

heart and bludgeon my vanity with imaginary faults of your own and 

purely gratuitous penitence。  I might suspect you of irony��



We are all fairly well�察�though I have been off work and off ´ as 

you know very well ´ letter´writing。  Yet I have sometimes more 

than twenty letters�察�and sometimes more than thirty�察�going out each 

mail。  And Fanny has had a most distressing bronchitis for some 

time�察�which she is only now beginning to get over。  I have just 

been to see her�察�she is lying ´ though she had breakfast an hour 

ago�察�about seven ´ in her big cool�察�mosquito´proof room�察�

ingloriously asleep。  As for me�察�you see that a doom has come upon 

me�此 �I cannot make marks with a pen ´ witness 'ingloriously' above�察�

and my amanuensis not appearing so early in the day�察�for she is 

then immersed in household affairs�察�and I can hear her 'steering 

the boys' up and down the verandahs ´ you must decipher this 

unhappy letter for yourself and�察�I fully admit�察�with everything 

against you。  A letter should be always well written�察�how much more 

a letter of apology�  �Legibility is the politeness of men of 

letters�察�as punctuality of kings and beggars。  By the punctuality 

of my replies�察�and the beauty of my hand´writing�察�judge what a fine 

conscience I must have��



Now�察�my dear gamekeeper�察�I must really draw to a close。  For I have 

much else to write before the mail goes out three days hence。  

Fanny being asleep�察�it would not be conscientious to invent a 

message from her�察�so you must just imagine her sentiments。  I find 

I have not the heart to speak of your recent loss。  You remember 

perhaps�察�when my father died�察�you told me those ugly images of 

sickness�察�decline�察�and impaired reason�察�which then haunted me day 

and night�察�would pass away and be succeeded by things more happily 

characteristic。  I have found it so。  He now haunts me�察�strangely 

enough�察�in two guises�察�as a man of fifty�察�lying on a hillside and 

carving mottoes on a stick�察�strong and well�察�and as a younger man�察�

running down the sands into the sea near North Berwick�察�myself ´ 

AETAT。 II ´ somewhat horrified at finding him so beautiful when 

stripped�  �I hand on your own advice to you in case you have 

forgotten it�察�as I know one is apt to do in seasons of bereavement。 

´ Ever yours�察�with much love and sympathy��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO MRS。 BAKER







VAILIMA�察�SAMOA�察�JULY 16�察�1894。



DEAR MRS。 BAKER�察 � I am very much obliged to you for your letter 

and the enclosure from Mr。 Skinner。  Mr。 Skinner says he 'thinks 

Mr。 Stevenson must be a very kind man'�察�he little knows me。  But I 

am very sure of one thing�察�that you are a very kind woman。  I envy 

you ´ my amanuensis being called away�察�I continue in my o

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