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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 

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