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now。  I have played fast and loose with what I said to you�察�and 

that�察�I beg you to believe�察�in the purest innocence of mind。  I 

told you you should have the power over all my work in this 

country�察�and about a fortnight ago�察�when M'Clure was here�察�I calmly 

signed a bargain for the serial publication of a story。  You will 

scarce believe that I did this in mere oblivion�察�but I did�察�and all 

that I can say is that I will do so no more�察�and ask you to forgive 

me。  Please write to me soon as to this。



Will you oblige me by paying in for three articles�察�as already 

sent�察�to my account with John Paton & Co。�察�52 William Street�拭 �This 

will be most convenient for us。



The fourth article is nearly done�察�and I am the more deceived�察�or 

it is A BUSTER。



Now as to the first thing in this letter�察�I do wish to hear from 

you soon�察�and I am prepared to hear any reproach�察�or ��what is 

harder to hear�� any forgiveness�察�for I have deserved the worst。 ´ 

Yours sincerely��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO E。 L。 BURLINGAME







SARANAC�察�NOVEMBER 1887。



DEAR MR。 BURLINGAME�察 � I enclose corrected proof of BEGGARS�察�which 

seems good。  I mean to make a second sermon�察�which�察�if it is about 

the same length as PULVIS ET UMBRA�察�might go in along with it as 

two sermons�察�in which case I should call the first 'The Whole 

Creation��' and the second 'Any Good。'  We shall see�察�but you might 

say how you like the notion。



One word�此 �if you have heard from Mr。 Scribner of my unhappy 

oversight in the matter of a story�察�you will make me ashamed to 

write to you�察�and yet I wish to beg you to help me into quieter 

waters。  The oversight committed ´ and I do think it was not so bad 

as Mr。 Scribner seems to think it´and discovered�察�I was in a 

miserable position。  I need not tell you that my first impulse was 

to offer to share or to surrender the price agreed upon when it 

should fall due�察�and it is almost to my credit that I arranged to 

refrain。  It is one of these positions from which there is no 

escape�察�I cannot undo what I have done。  And I wish to beg you ´ 

should Mr。 Scribner speak to you in the matter ´ to try to get him 

to see this neglect of mine for no worse than it is�此 �unpardonable 

enough�察�because a breach of an agreement�察�but still pardonable�察�

because a piece of sheer carelessness and want of memory�察�done�察�God 

knows�察�without design and since most sincerely regretted。  I have 

no memory。  You have seen how I omitted to reserve the American 

rights in JEKYLL�此 �last winter I wrote and demanded�察�as an 

increase�察�a less sum than had already been agreed upon for a story 

that I gave to Cassell's。  For once that my forgetfulness has�察�by a 

cursed fortune�察�seemed to gain�察�instead of lose�察�me money�察�it is 

painful indeed that I should produce so poor an impression on the 

mind of Mr。 Scribner。  But I beg you to believe�察�and if possible to 

make him believe�察�that I am in no degree or sense a FAISEUR�察�and 

that in matters of business my design�察�at least�察�is honest。  Nor 

��bating bad memory and self´deception�� am I untruthful in such 

affairs。



If Mr。 Scribner shall have said nothing to you in the matter�察�

please regard the above as unwritten�察�and believe me�察�yours very 

truly��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO E。 L。 BURLINGAME







SARANAC�察�NOVEMBER 1887。



DEAR MR。 BURLINGAME�察 � The revise seemed all right�察�so I did not 

trouble you with it�察�indeed�察�my demand for one was theatrical�察�to 

impress that obdurate dog�察�your reader。  Herewith a third paper�此 �

it has been a cruel long time upon the road�察�but here it is�察�and 

not bad at last�察�I fondly hope。  I was glad you liked the LANTERN 

BEARERS�察�I did�察�too。  I thought it was a good paper�察�really 

contained some excellent sense�察�and was ingeniously put together。  

I have not often had more trouble than I have with these papers�察�

thirty or forty pages of foul copy�察�twenty is the very least I have 

had。  Well�察�you pay high�察�it is fit that I should have to work 

hard�察�it somewhat quiets my conscience。 ´ Yours very truly��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO J。 A。 SYMONDS







SARANAC LAKE�察�ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS�察�NEW YORK�察�U。S。A。�察�NOVEMBER 21�察�

1887。



MY DEAR SYMONDS�察 � I think we have both meant and wanted to write 

to you any time these months�察�but we have been much tossed about�察�

among new faces and old�察�and new scenes and old�察�and scenes ��like 

this of Saranac�� which are neither one nor other。  To give you some 

clue to our affairs�察�I had best begin pretty well back。  We sailed 

from the Thames in a vast bucket of iron that took seventeen days 

from shore to shore。  I cannot describe how I enjoyed the voyage�察�

nor what good it did me�察�but on the Banks I caught friend catarrh。  

In New York and then in Newport I was pretty ill�察�but on my return 

to New York�察�lying in bed most of the time�察�with St。 Gaudens the 

sculptor sculping me�察�and my old friend Low around�察�I began to pick 

up once more。  Now here we are in a kind of wilderness of hills and 

firwoods and boulders and snow and wooden houses。  So far as we 

have gone the climate is grey and harsh�察�but hungry and somnolent�察�

and although not charming like that of Davos�察�essentially bracing 

and briskening。  The country is a kind of insane mixture of 

Scotland and a touch of Switzerland and a dash of America�察�and a 

thought of the British Channel in the skies。  We have a decent 

house ´



DECEMBER 6TH。



´ A decent house�察�as I was saying�察�sir�察�on a hill´top�察�with a look 

down a Scottish river in front�察�and on one hand a Perthshire hill�察�

on the other�察�the beginnings and skirts of the village play hide 

and seek among other hills。  We have been below zero�察�I know not 

how far ��10 at 8 A。M。 once���察�and when it is cold it is delightful�察�

but hitherto the cold has not held�察�and we have chopped in and out 

from frost to thaw�察�from snow to rain�察�from quiet air to the most 

disastrous north´westerly curdlers of the blood。  After a week of 

practical thaw�察�the ice still bears in favoured places。  So there 

is hope。



I wonder if you saw my book of verses�拭 �It went into a second 

edition�察�because of my name�察�I suppose�察�and its PROSE merits。  I do 

not set up to be a poet。  Only an all´round literary man�此 �a man 

who talks�察�not one who sings。  But I believe the very fact that it 

was only speech served the book with the public。  Horace is much a 

speaker�察�and see how popular� �most of Martial is only speech�察�and I 

cannot conceive a person who does not love his Martial�察�most of 

Burns�察�also�察�such as 'The Louse��' 'The Toothache��' 'The Haggis��' 

and lots more of his best。  Excuse this little apology for my 

house�察�but I don't like to come before people who have a note of 

song�察�and let it be supposed I do not know the difference。



To return to the more important ´ news。  My wife again suffers in 

high and cold places�察�I again profit。  She is off to´day to New 

York for a change�察�as heretofore to Berne�察�but I am glad to say in 

better case than then。  Still it is undeniable she suffers�察�and you 

must excuse her ��at least�� if we both prove bad correspondents。  I 

am decidedly better�察�but I have been terribly cut up with business 

complications�此 �one disagreeable�察�as threatening loss�察�one�察�of the 

most intolerable complexion�察�as involving me in dishonour。  The 

burthen of consistent carelessness�此 �I have lost much by it in the 

past�察�and for once ��to my damnation�� I have gained。  I am sure you 

will sympathise。  It is hard work to sleep�察�it is hard to be told 

you are a liar�察�and have to hold your peace�察�and think�察�'Yes�察�by 

God�察�and a thief too��'  You remember my lectures on Ajax�察�or the 

Unintentional Sin�拭 �Well�察�I know all about that now。  Nothing seems 

so unjust to the sufferer�此 �or is more just in essence。  LAISSEZ 

PASSER LA JUSTICE DE DIEU。



Lloyd has learned to use the typewriter�察�and has most gallantly 

completed upon that the draft of a tale�察�which seems to me not 

without merit and promise�察�it is so silly�察�so gay�察�so absurd�察�in 

spots ��to my partial eyes�� so genuinely humorous。  It is true�察�he 

would not have written it but for the New Arabian Nights�察�but it is 

strange to find a young writer funny。  Heavens�察�but I was 

depressing when I took the pen in hand�  �And now I doubt if I am 

sadder than my neighbours。  Will this beginner move in the inverse 

direction��



Let me have your news�察�and believe me�察�my dear Symonds�察�with 

genuine affection�察�yours��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO W。 E。 HENLEY







SARANAC ��DECEMBER 1887�А�



MY DEAR LAD�察 � I was indeed overjoyed to hear of the Dumas。  In the 

matter of the dedication�察�are not cross dedications a little 

awkward�拭 �Lang and Rider Haggard did it�察�to be sure。  Perpend。  And 

if you should conclude against a dedication�察�there is a passage in 

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