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He has read me some of your Barrack Room Ballants�察�which are not of
so noble a strain as some of mine in the Gaelic�察�but I could set
some of them to the pipes if this rencounter goes as it's to be
desired。 Let's first�察�as I understand you to move�察�do each other
this rational courtesys�察�and if either will survive�察�we may grow
better acquaint。 For your tastes for what's martial and for poetry
agree with mine。
A。 S。
Letter�此 �TO MARCEL SCHWOB
SYDNEY�察�JANUARY 19th�察�1891。
MY DEAR SIR�察 � SAPRISTI�察�COMME VOUS Y ALLEZ� �Richard III。 and
Dumas�察�with all my heart�察�but not Hamlet。 Hamlet is great
literature�察�Richard III。 a big�察�black�察�gross�察�sprawling melodrama�察�
writ with infinite spirit but with no refinement or philosophy by a
man who had the world�察�himself�察�mankind�察�and his trade still to
learn。 I prefer the Vicomte de Bragelonne to Richard III。�察�it is
better done of its kind�此 �I simply do not mention the Vicomte in
the same part of the building with Hamlet�察�or Lear�察�or Othello�察�or
any of those masterpieces that Shakespeare survived to give us。
Also�察�COMME VOUS Y ALLEZ in my commendation� �I fear my SOLIDE
EDUCATION CLASSIQUE had best be described�察�like Shakespeare's�察�as
'little Latin and no Greek��' and I was educated�察�let me inform you�察�
for an engineer。 I shall tell my bookseller to send you a copy of
MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS�察�where you will see something of my descent
and education�察�as it was�察�and hear me at length on my dear Vicomte。
I give you permission gladly to take your choice out of my works�察�
and translate what you shall prefer�察�too much honoured that so
clever a young man should think it worth the pains。 My own choice
would lie between KIDNAPPED and the MASTER OF BALLANTRAE。 Should
you choose the latter�察�pray do not let Mrs。 Henry thrust the sword
up to the hilt in the frozen ground ´ one of my inconceivable
blunders�察�an exaggeration to stagger Hugo。 Say 'she sought to
thrust it in the ground。' In both these works you should be
prepared for Scotticisms used deliberately。
I fear my stepson will not have found time to get to Paris�察�he was
overwhelmed with occupation�察�and is already on his voyage back。 We
live here in a beautiful land�察�amid a beautiful and interesting
people。 The life is still very hard�此 �my wife and I live in a two´
roomed cottage�察�about three miles and six hundred and fifty feet
above the sea�察�we have had to make the road to it�察�our supplies are
very imperfect�察�in the wild weather of this ��the hurricane�� season
we have much discomfort�此 �one night the wind blew in our house so
outrageously that we must sit in the dark�察�and as the sound of the
rain on the roof made speech inaudible�察�you may imagine we found
the evening long。 All these things�察�however�察�are pleasant to me。
You say L'ARTISTE INCONSCIENT set off to travel�此 �you do not divide
me right。 0。6 of me is artist�察�0。4�察�adventurer。 First�察�I suppose�察�
come letters�察�then adventure�察�and since I have indulged the second
part�察�I think the formula begins to change�此 �0。55 of an artist�察�
0。45 of the adventurer were nearer true。 And if it had not been
for my small strength�察�I might have been a different man in all
things��
Whatever you do�察�do not neglect to send me what you publish on
Villon�此 �I look forward to that with lively interest。 I have no
photograph at hand�察�but I will send one when I can。 It would be
kind if you would do the like�察�for I do not see much chance of our
meeting in the flesh�此 �and a name�察�and a handwriting�察�and an
address�察�and even a style�拭 �I know about as much of Tacitus�察�and
more of Horace�察�it is not enough between contemporaries�察�such as we
still are。 I have just remembered another of my books�察�which I re´
read the other day�察�and thought in places good ´ PRINCE OTTO。 It
is not as good as either of the others�察�but it has one
recommendation ´ it has female parts�察�so it might perhaps please
better in France。
I will ask Chatto to send you�察�then ´ PRINCE OTTO�察�MEMORIES AND
PORTRAITS�察�UNDERWOODS�察�and BALLADS�察�none of which you seem to have
seen。 They will be too late for the New Year�此 �let them be an
Easter present。
You must translate me soon�察�you will soon have better to do than to
transverse the work of others。 ´ Yours very truly��
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON��
With the worst pen in the South Pacific。
Letter�此 �TO CHARLES BAXTER
SS。 'LUBECK��' AT SEA ��ON THE RETURN VOYAGE FROM SYDNEY�察�MARCH
1891�А�
MY DEAR CHARLES�察 � Perhaps in my old days I do grow irascible�察�'the
old man virulent' has long been my pet name for myself。 Well�察�the
temper is at least all gone now�察�time is good at lowering these
distemperatures�察�far better is a sharp sickness�察�and I am just ��and
scarce�� afoot again after a smoking hot little malady at Sydney。
And the temper being gone�察�I still think the same。 。 。 。 We have
not our parents for ever�察�we are never very good to them�察�when they
go and we have lost our front´file man�察�we begin to feel all our
neglects mighty sensibly。 I propose a proposal。 My mother is here
on board with me�察�to´day for once I mean to make her as happy as I
am able�察�and to do that which I know she likes。 You�察�on the other
hand�察�go and see your father�察�and do ditto�察�and give him a real
good hour or two。 We shall both be glad hereafter。 ´ Yours ever��
R。 L。 S。
Letter�此 �TO H。 B。 BAILDON
VAILIMA�察�UPOLU ��UNDATED�察�BUT WRITTEN IN 1891�А�
MY DEAR BAILDON�察 � This is a real disappointment。 It was so long
since we had met�察�I was anxious to see where time had carried and
stranded us。 Last time we saw each other ´ it must have been all
ten years ago�察�as we were new to the thirties ´ it was only for a
moment�察�and now we're in the forties�察�and before very long we shall
be in our graves。 Sick and well�察�I have had a splendid life of it�察�
grudge nothing�察�regret very little ´ and then only some little
corners of misconduct for which I deserve hanging�察�and must
infallibly be damned ´ and�察�take it all over�察�damnation and all�察�
would hardly change with any man of my time�察�unless perhaps it were
Gordon or our friend Chalmers�此 �a man I admire for his virtues�察�
love for his faults�察�and envy for the really A1 life he has�察�with
everything heart ´ my heart�察�I mean ´ could wish。 It is curious to
think you will read this in the grey metropolis�察�go the first grey�察�
east´windy day into the Caledonian Station�察�if it looks at all as
it did of yore�此 �I met Satan there。 And then go and stand by the
cross�察�and remember the other one ´ him that went down ´ my
brother�察�Robert Fergusson。 It is a pity you had not made me out�察�
and seen me as patriarch and planter。 I shall look forward to some
record of your time with Chalmers�此 �you can't weary me of that
fellow�察�he is as big as a house and far bigger than any church�察�
where no man warms his hands。 Do you know anything of Thomson�拭 �Of
A´�察�B´�察�C´�察�D´�察�E´�察�F´�察�at all�拭 �As I write C。's name mustard rises
my nose�察�I have never forgiven that weak�察�amiable boy a little
trick he played me when I could ill afford it�此 �I mean that
whenever I think of it�察�some of the old wrath kindles�察�not that I
would hurt the poor soul�察�if I got the world with it。 And Old X´�拭 �
Is he still afloat�拭 �Harmless bark� �I gather you ain't married
yet�察�since your sister�察�to whom I ask to be remembered�察�goes with
you。 Did you see a silly tale�察�JOHN NICHOLSON'S PREDICAMENT�察�or
some such name�察�in which I made free with your home at Murrayfield�拭 �
There is precious little sense in it�察�but it might amuse。
Cassell's published it in a thing called YULE´TIDE years ago�察�and
nobody that ever I heard of read or has ever seen YULE´TIDE。 It is
addressed to a class we never met ´ readers of Cassell's series and
that class of conscientious chaff�察�and my tale was dull�察�though I
don't recall that it was conscientious。 Only�察�there's the house at
Murrayfield and a dead body in it。 Glad the BALLADS amused you。
They failed to entertain a coy public�察�at which I wondered�察�not
that I set much account by my verses�察�which are the verses of
Prosator�察�but I do know how to tell a yarn�察�and two of the yarns
are great。 RAHERO is for its length a perfect folk´tale�此 �savage
and yet fine�察�full of tailforemost morality�察�ancient as the granite
rocks�察�if the historian�察�not to say the politician�察�could get that
yarn into his head�察�he would have learned some of his A B C。 But
the average man at home cannot understand antiquity�察�he is sunk
over the ears in Roman civilisation�察�and a tale like that of RAHERO
falls on his ears inarticulate。 The SPECTATOR said there was no
psychology in it�察�that interested me much�此 �my grandmother ��as I
used to call that able paper�察�and an able paper it is�察�and a fair
one�� cannot so much as observe the existence of savag