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had to sink a lot of money in the cruise�察�and if I didn't get 

health�察�how was I to get it back�拭 �I have got health to a wonderful 

extent�察�and as I have the most interesting matter for my book�察�bar 

accidents�察�I ought to get all I have laid out and a profit。  But�察�

second ��what I own I never considered till too late���察�there was the 

danger of collisions�察�of damages and heavy repairs�察�of disablement�察�

towing�察�and salvage�察�indeed�察�the cruise might have turned round and 

cost me double。  Nor will this danger be quite over till I hear the 

yacht is in San Francisco�察�for though I have shaken the dust of her 

deck from my feet�察�I fear ��as a point of law�� she is still mine 

till she gets there。



From my point of view�察�up to now the cruise has been a wonderful 

success。  I never knew the world was so amusing。  On the last 

voyage we had grown so used to sea´life that no one wearied�察�though 

it lasted a full month�察�except Fanny�察�who is always ill。  All the 

time our visits to the islands have been more like dreams than 

realities�此 �the people�察�the life�察�the beachcombers�察�the old stories 

and songs I have picked up�察�so interesting�察�the climate�察�the 

scenery�察�and ��in some places�� the women�察�so beautiful。  The women 

are handsomest in Tahiti�察�the men in the Marquesas�察�both as fine 

types as can be imagined。  Lloyd reminds me�察�I have not told you 

one characteristic incident of the cruise from a semi´naval point 

of view。  One night we were going ashore in Anaho Bay�察�the most 

awful noise on deck�察�the breakers distinctly audible in the cabin�察�

and there I had to sit below�察�entertaining in my best style a 

negroid native chieftain�察�much the worse for rum�  �You can imagine 

the evening's pleasure。



This naval report on cruising in the South Seas would be incomplete 

without one other trait。  On our voyage up here I came one day into 

the dining´room�察�the hatch in the floor was open�察�the ship's boy 

was below with a baler�察�and two of the hands were carrying buckets 

as for a fire�察�this meant that the pumps had ceased working。



One stirring day was that in which we sighted Hawaii。  It blew 

fair�察�but very strong�察�we carried jib�察�foresail�察�and mainsail�察�all 

single´reefed�察�and she carried her lee rail under water and flew。  

The swell�察�the heaviest I have ever been out in ´ I tried in vain 

to estimate the height�察�AT LEAST fifteen feet ´ came tearing after 

us about a point and a half off the wind。  We had the best hand ´ 

old Louis ´ at the wheel�察�and�察�really�察�he did nobly�察�and had noble 

luck�察�for it never caught us once。  At times it seemed we must have 

it�察�Louis would look over his shoulder with the queerest look and 

dive down his neck into his shoulders�察�and then it missed us 

somehow�察�and only sprays came over our quarter�察�turning the little 

outside lane of deck into a mill race as deep as to the cockpit 

coamings。  I never remember anything more delightful and exciting。  

Pretty soon after we were lying absolutely becalmed under the lee 

of Hawaii�察�of which we had been warned�察�and the captain never 

confessed he had done it on purpose�察�but when accused�察�he smiled。  

Really�察�I suppose he did quite right�察�for we stood committed to a 

dangerous race�察�and to bring her to the wind would have been rather 

a heart´sickening manoeuvre。



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO MARCEL SCHWOB







HONOLULU�察�SANDWICH ISLANDS�察�FEBRUARY 8TH�察�1889。



DEAR SIR�察 � I thank you ´ from the midst of such a flurry as you 

can imagine�察�with seven months' accumulated correspondence on my 

table ´ for your two friendly and clever letters。  Pray write me 

again。  I shall be home in May or June�察�and not improbably shall 

come to Paris in the summer。  Then we can talk�察�or in the interval 

I may be able to write�察�which is to´day out of the question。  Pray 

take a word from a man of crushing occupations�察�and count it as a 

volume。  Your little CONTE is delightful。  Ah yes�察�you are right�察�I 

love the eighteenth century�察�and so do you�察�and have not listened 

to its voice in vain。 ´ The Hunted One��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO CHARLES BAXTER







HONOLULU�察�8TH MARCH 1889。



MY DEAR CHARLES�察 � At last I have the accounts�此 �the Doer has done 

excellently�察�and in the words of ´�察�'I reciprocate every step of 

your behaviour。' 。 。  I send a letter for Bob in your care�察�as I 

don't know his Liverpool address�察�by which ��for he is to show you 

part of it�� you will see we have got out of this adventure ´ or 

hope to have ´ with wonderful fortune。  I have the retrospective 

horrors on me when I think of the liabilities I incurred�察�but�察�

thank God�察�I think I'm in port again�察�and I have found one climate 

in which I can enjoy life。  Even Honolulu is too cold for me�察�but 

the south isles were a heaven upon earth to a puir�察�catarrhal party 

like Johns'one。  We think�察�as Tahiti is too complete a banishment�察�

to try Madeira。  It's only a week from England�察�good 

communications�察�and I suspect in climate and scenery not unlike our 

dear islands�察�in people�察�alas� �there can be no comparison。  But 

friends could go�察�and I could come in summer�察�so I should not be 

quite cut off。



Lloyd and I have finished a story�察�THE WRONG BOX。  If it is not 

funny�察�I am sure I do not know what is。  I have split over writing 

it。  Since I have been here�察�I have been toiling like a galley 

slave�此 �three numbers of THE MASTER to rewrite�察�five chapters of 

the WRONG BOX to write and rewrite�察�and about five hundred lines of 

a narrative poem to write�察�rewrite�察�and re´rewrite。  Now I have THE 

MASTER waiting me for its continuation�察�two numbers more�察�when 

that's done�察�I shall breathe。  This spasm of activity has been 

chequered with champagne parties�此 �Happy and Glorious�察�Hawaii Ponoi 

paua�此 �kou moi ´ ��Native Hawaiians�察�dote upon your monarch�。� 

Hawaiian God save the King。  ��In addition to my other labours�察�I am 

learning the language with a native moonshee。��  Kalakaua is a 

terrible companion�察�a bottle of fizz is like a glass of sherry to 

him�察�he thinks nothing of five or six in an afternoon as a whet for 

dinner。  You should see a photograph of our party after an 

afternoon with H。 H。 M。�此 �my� �what a crew�  � Yours ever 

affectionately��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO HENRY JAMES







HONOLULU ��MARCH 1889�А�



MY DEAR JAMES�察 � Yes ´ I own up ´ I am untrue to friendship and 

��what is less�察�but still considerable�� to civilisation。  I am not 

coming home for another year。  There it is�察�cold and bald�察�and now 

you won't believe in me at all�察�and serve me right ��says you�� and 

the devil take me。  But look here�察�and judge me tenderly。  I have 

had more fun and pleasure of my life these past months than ever 

before�察�and more health than any time in ten long years。  And even 

here in Honolulu I have withered in the cold�察�and this precious 

deep is filled with islands�察�which we may still visit�察�and though 

the sea is a deathful place�察�I like to be there�察�and like squalls 

��when they are over���察�and to draw near to a new island�察�I cannot 

say how much I like。  In short�察�I take another year of this sort of 

life�察�and mean to try to work down among the poisoned arrows�察�and 

mean ��if it may be�� to come back again when the thing is through�察�

and converse with Henry James as heretofore�察�and in the meanwhile 

issue directions to H。 J。 to write to me once more。  Let him 

address here at Honolulu�察�for my views are vague�察�and if it is sent 

here it will follow and find me�察�if I am to be found�察�and if I am 

not to be found the man James will have done his duty�察�and we shall 

be at the bottom of the sea�察�where no post´office clerk can be 

expected to discover us�察�or languishing on a coral island�察�the 

philosophic drudges of some barbarian potentate�此 �perchance�察�of an 

American Missionary。  My wife has just sent to Mrs。 Sitwell a 

translation ��TANT BIEN QUE MAL�� of a letter I have had from my 

chief friend in this part of the world�此 �go and see her�察�and get a 

hearing of it�察�it will do you good�察�it is a better method of 

correspondence 'than even Henry James's。  I jest�察�but seriously it 

is a strange thing for a tough�察�sick�察�middle´aged scrivener like R。 

L。 S。 to receive a letter so conceived from a man fifty years old�察�

a leading politician�察�a crack orator�察�and the great wit of his 

village�此 �boldly say�察�'the highly popular M。P。 of Tautira。'  My 

nineteenth century strikes here�察�and lies alongside of something 

beautiful and ancient。  I think the receipt of such a letter might 

humble�察�shall I say even ´�拭�and for me�察�I would rather have 

received it than written REDGAUNTLET or the SIXTH AENEID。  All 

told�察�if my books have enabled or helped me to make this voyage�察�to 

know Rui�察�and to have received such a letter�察�they have ��in the old 

prefatorial expression�� not been writ in vain。  It would seem from 

this that I have been not so much humbled

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