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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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