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would be able to run your magazine to much greater advantage if the
terms of authors were on the same scale with those of my cannibals。
We have also a house about the size of a manufacturer's lodge。
'Tis but the egg of the future palace�察�over the details of which on
paper Mrs。 Stevenson and I have already shed real tears�察�what it
will be when it comes to paying for it�察�I leave you to imagine。
But if it can only be built as now intended�察�it will be with
genuine satisfaction and a growunded pride that I shall welcome you
at the steps of my Old Colonial Home�察�when you land from the
steamer on a long´merited holiday。 I speak much at my ease�察�yet I
do not know�察�I may be now an outlaw�察�a bankrupt�察�the abhorred of
all good men。 I do not know�察�you probably do。 Has Hyde turned
upon me�拭 �Have I fallen�察�like Danvers Carew��
It is suggested to me that you might like to know what will be my
future society。 Three consuls�察�all at logger´heads with one
another�察�or at the best in a clique of two against one�察�three
different sects of missionaries�察�not upon the best of terms�察�and
the Catholics and Protestants in a condition of unhealable ill´
feeling as to whether a wooden drum ought or ought not to be beaten
to announce the time of school。 The native population�察�very
genteel�察�very songful�察�very agreeable�察�very good´looking�察�
chronically spoiling for a fight ��a circumstance not to be entirely
neglected in the design of the palace��。 As for the white
population of ��technically�察�'The Beach'���察�I don't suppose it is
possible for any person not thoroughly conversant with the South
Seas to form the smallest conception of such a society�察�with its
grog´shops�察�its apparently unemployed hangers´on�察�its merchants of
all degrees of respectability and the reverse。 The paper�察�of which
I must really send you a copy ´ if yours were really a live
magazine�察�you would have an exchange with the editor�此 �I assure
you�察�it has of late contained a great deal of matter about one of
your contributors ´ rejoices in the name of SAMOA TIMES AND SOUTH
SEA ADVERTISER。 The advertisements in the ADVERTISER are
permanent�察�being simply subsidies for its existence。 A dashing
warfare of newspaper correspondence goes on between the various
residents�察�who are rather fond of recurring to one another's
antecedents。 But when all is said�察�there are a lot of very nice�察�
pleasant people�察�and I don't know that Apia is very much worse than
half a hundred towns that I could name。
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。
Letter�此 �TO CHARLES BAXTER
HOTEL SEBASTOPOL�察�NOUMEA�察�AUGUST 1890。
MY DEAR CHARLES�察 � I have stayed here a week while Lloyd and my
wife continue to voyage in the JANET NICOLL�察�this I did�察�partly to
see the convict system�察�partly to shorten my stay in the extreme
cold ´ hear me with my extreme� �MOI QUI SUIS ORIGINAIRE D'EDINBOURG
´ of Sydney at this season。 I am feeling very seedy�察�utterly
fatigued�察�and overborne with sleep。 I have a fine old gentleman of
a doctor�察�who attends and cheers and entertains�察�if he does not
cure me�察�but even with his ministrations I am almost incapable of
the exertion sufficient for this letter�察�and I am really�察�as I
write�察�falling down with sleep。 What is necessary to say�察�I must
try to say shortly。 Lloyd goes to clear out our establishments�此 �
pray keep him in funds�察�if I have any�察�if I have not�察�pray try to
raise them。 Here is the idea�此 �to install ourselves�察�at the risk
of bankruptcy�察�in Samoa。 It is not the least likely it will pay
��although it may���察�but it is almost certain it will support life�察�
with very few external expenses。 If I die�察�it will be an endowment
for the survivors�察�at least for my wife and Lloyd�察�and my mother�察�
who might prefer to go home�察�has her own。 Hence I believe I shall
do well to hurry my installation。 The letters are already in part
done�察�in part done is a novel for Scribner�察�in the course of the
next twelve months I should receive a considerable amount of money。
I am aware I had intended to pay back to my capital some of this。
I am now of opinion I should act foolishly。 Better to build the
house and have a roof and farm of my own�察�and thereafter�察�with a
livelihood assured�察�save and repay 。 。 。 There is my livelihood�察�
all but books and wine�察�ready in a nutshell�察�and it ought to be
more easy to save and to repay afterwards。 Excellent�察�say you�察�but
will you save and will you repay�拭 �I do not know�察�said the Bell of
Old Bow。 。 。 。 It seems clear to me。 。 。 。 The deuce of the affair
is that I do not know when I shall see you and Colvin。 I guess you
will have to come and see me�此 �many a time already we have arranged
the details of your visit in the yet unbuilt house on the mountain。
I shall be able to get decent wine from Noumea。 We shall be able
to give you a decent welcome�察�and talk of old days。 APROPOS of old
days�察�do you remember still the phrase we heard in Waterloo Place�拭 �
I believe you made a piece for the piano on that phrase。 Pray�察�if
you remember it�察�send it me in your next。 If you find it
impossible to write correctly�察�send it me A LA RECITATIVE�察�and
indicate the accents。 Do you feel ��you must�� how strangely heavy
and stupid I am�拭 �I must at last give up and go sleep�察�I am simply
a rag。
The morrow�此 �I feel better�察�but still dim and groggy。 To´night I
go to the governor's�察�such a lark ´ no dress clothes ´ twenty´four
hours' notice ´ able´bodied Polish tailor ´ suit made for a man
with the figure of a puncheon ´ same hastily altered for self with
the figure of a bodkin ´ sight inconceivable。 Never mind�察�dress
clothes�察�'which nobody can deny'�察�and the officials have been all
so civil that I liked neither to refuse nor to appear in mufti。
Bad dress clothes only prove you are a grisly ass�察�no dress
clothes�察�even when explained�察�indicate a want of respect。 I wish
you were here with me to help me dress in this wild raiment�察�and to
accompany me to M。 Noel´Pardon's。 I cannot say what I would give
if there came a knock now at the door and you came in。 I guess
Noel´Pardon would go begging�察�and we might burn the fr。 200 dress
clothes in the back garden for a bonfire�察�or what would be yet more
expensive and more humorous�察�get them once more expanded to fit
you�察�and when that was done�察�a second time cut down for my gossamer
dimensions。
I hope you never forget to remember me to your father�察�who has
always a place in my heart�察�as I hope I have a little in his。 His
kindness helped me infinitely when you and I were young�察�I recall
it with gratitude and affection in this town of convicts at the
world's end。 There are very few things�察�my dear Charles�察�worth
mention�此 �on a retrospect of life�察�the day's flash and colour�察�one
day with another�察�flames�察�dazzles�察�and puts to sleep�察�and when the
days are gone�察�like a fast´flying thaumatrope�察�they make but a
single pattern。 Only a few things stand out�察�and among these ´
most plainly to me ´ Rutland Square�察 � Ever�察�my dear Charles�察�your
affectionate friend��
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。
P。S。 ´ Just returned from trying on the dress clo'。 Lord�察�you
should see the coat� �It stands out at the waist like a bustle�察�the
flaps cross in front�察�the sleeves are like bags。
Letter�此 �TO E。 L。 BURLINGAME
UNION CLUB�察�SYDNEY ��AUGUST 1890�А�
MY DEAR BURLINGAME
BALLADS。
The deuce is in this volume。 It has cost me more botheration and
dubiety than any other I ever took in hand。 On one thing my mind
is made up�此 �the verses at the end have no business there�察�and
throw them down。 Many of them are bad�察�many of the rest want nine
years' keeping�察�and the remainder are not relevant ´ throw them
down�察�some I never want to hear of more�察�others will grow in time
towards decent items in a second UNDERWOODS ´ and in the meanwhile�察�
down with them� �At the same time�察�I have a sneaking idea the
ballads are not altogether without merit ´ I don't know if they're
poetry�察�but they're good narrative�察�or I'm deceived。 ��You've never
said one word about them�察�from which I astutely gather you are dead
set against�此 �'he was a diplomatic man' ´ extract from epitaph of
E。 L。 B。 ´ 'and remained on good terms with Minor Poets。'�� You
will have to judge�此 �one of the Gladstonian trinity of paths must
be chosen。 ��1st�� Either publish the five ballads�察�such as they
are�察�in a volume called BALLADS�察�in which case pray send sheets at
once to Chatto and Windus。 Or ��2nd�� write and tell me you think
the book too small�察�and I'll try and get into the mood to do some
more。 Or ��3rd�� write and tell me the whole thing is a blooming
illusion�察�in which case draw off some twenty copies for my private
entertainment�察�and charge me with the expense of the whole dream。
In the matter of rhyme no man can judge himself�察�I am at the