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Of all the ladies of paper and ink

I count you the paragon�察�call you the pink。

The word of your brother depicts you in part��

'You raving maniac��' Adela Chart��

But in all the asylums that cumber the ground��

So delightful a maniac was ne'er to be found。



I pore on you�察�dote on you�察�clasp you to heart��

I laud�察�love�察�and laugh at you�察�Adela Chart��

And thank my dear maker the while I admire

That I can be neither your husband nor sire。



Your husband's�察�your sire's were a difficult part��

You're a byway to suicide�察�Adela Chart��

But to read of�察�depicted by exquisite James��

O�察�sure you're the flower and quintessence of dames。



R。 L。 S。





ERUCTAVIT COR MEUM。





My heart was inditing a goodly matter about Adela Chart。

Though oft I've been touched by the volatile dart��

To none have I grovelled but Adela Chart��

There are passable ladies�察�no question�察�in art ´

But where is the marrow of Adela Chart��

I dreamed that to Tyburn I passed in the cart ´

I dreamed I was married to Adela Chart��

From the first I awoke with a palpable start��

The second dumfoundered me�察�Adela Chart��





Another verse bursts from me�察�you see�察�no end to the violence of 

the Muse。







Letter�此 �TO E。 L。 BURLINGAME







OCTOBER 8TH�察�1891。



MY DEAR BURLINGAME�察 � All right�察�you shall have the TALES OF MY 

GRANDFATHER soon�察�but I guess we'll try and finish off THE WRECKER 

first。  A PROPOS of whom�察�please send some advanced sheets to 

Cassell's ´ away ahead of you ´ so that they may get a dummy out。



Do you wish to illustrate MY GRANDFATHER�拭 �He mentions as excellent 

a portrait of Scott by Basil Hall's brother。  I don't think I ever 

saw this engraved�察�would it not�察�if you could get track of it�察�

prove a taking embellishment�拭 �I suggest this for your 

consideration and inquiry。  A new portrait of Scott strikes me as 

good。  There is a hard�察�tough�察�constipated old portrait of my 

grandfather hanging in my aunt's house�察�Mrs。 Alan Stevenson�察�16 St。 

Leonard's Terrace�察�Chelsea�察�which has never been engraved ´ the 

better portrait�察�Joseph's bust has been reproduced�察�I believe�察�

twice ´ and which�察�I am sure�察�my aunt would let you have a copy of。  

The plate could be of use for the book when we get so far�察�and thus 

to place it in the MAGAZINE might be an actual saving。



I am swallowed up in politics for the first�察�I hope for the last�察�

time in my sublunary career。  It is a painful�察�thankless trade�察�but 

one thing that came up I could not pass in silence。  Much drafting�察�

addressing�察�deputationising has eaten up all my time�察�and again ��to 

my contrition�� I leave you Wreckerless。  As soon as the mail leaves 

I tackle it straight。 ´ Yours very sincerely��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO E。 L。 BURLINGAME







VAILIMA ��AUTUMN 1891�А�



MY DEAR BURLINGAME�察 � The time draws nigh�察�the mail is near due�察�

and I snatch a moment of collapse so that you may have at least 

some sort of a scratch of note along with the 



 end

  of

   THE

    WRECKER。

     Hurray��



which I mean to go herewith。  It has taken me a devil of a pull�察�

but I think it's going to be ready。  If I did not know you were on 

the stretch waiting for it and trembling for your illustrations�察�I 

would keep it for another finish�察�but things being as they are�察�I 

will let it go the best way I can get it。  I am now within two 

pages of the end of Chapter XXV。�察�which is the last chapter�察�the 

end with its gathering up of loose threads�察�being the dedication to 

Low�察�and addressed to him�此 �this is my last and best expedient for 

the knotting up of these loose cards。  'Tis possible I may not get 

that finished in time�察�in which case you'll receive only Chapters 

XXII。 to XXV。 by this mail�察�which is all that can be required for 

illustration。



I wish you would send me MEMOIRS OF BARON MARBOT ��French���察�

INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF LANGUAGE�察�Strong�察�

Logeman & Wheeler�察�PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY�察�William James�察�Morris 

& Magnusson's SAGA LIBRARY�察�any volumes that are out�察�George 

Meredith's ONE OF OUR CONQUERORS�察�LA BAS�察�by Huysmans ��French���察�

O'Connor Morris's GREAT COMMANDERS OF MODERN TIMES�察�LIFE'S 

HANDICAP�察�by Kipling�察�of Taine's ORIGINES DE LA FRANCE 

CONTEMPORAINE�察�I have only as far as LA REVOLUTION�察�vol。 iii。�察�if 

another volume is out�察�please add that。  There is for a book´box。



I hope you will like the end�察�I think it is rather strong meat。  I 

have got into such a deliberate�察�dilatory�察�expansive turn�察�that the 

effort to compress this last yarn was unwelcome�察�but the longest 

yarn has to come to an end sometime。  Please look it over for 

carelessnesses�察�and tell me if it had any effect upon your jaded 

editorial mind。  I'll see if ever I have time to add more。



I add to my book´box list Adams' HISTORICAL ESSAYS�察�the Plays of A。 

W。 Pinero ´ all that have appeared�察�and send me the rest in course 

as they do appear�察�NOUGHTS AND CROSSES by Q。�察�Robertson's SCOTLAND 

UNDER HER EARLY KINGS。



SUNDAY。



The deed is done�察�didst thou not hear a noise�拭 �'The end' has been 

written to this endless yarn�察�and I am once more a free man。  What 

will he do with it��







Letter�此 �TO W。 CRAIBE ANGUS







VAILIMA�察�SAMOA�察�NOVEMBER 1891。



MY DEAR MR。 ANGUS�察 � Herewith the invaluable sheets。  They came 

months after your letter�察�and I trembled�察�but here they are�察�and I 

have scrawled my vile name on them�察�and 'thocht shame' as I did it。  

I am expecting the sheets of your catalogue�察�so that I may attack 

the preface。  Please give me all the time you can。  The sooner the 

better�察�you might even send me early proofs as they are sent out�察�

to give me more incubation。  I used to write as slow as judgment�察�

now I write rather fast�察�but I am still 'a slow study��' and sit a 

long while silent on my eggs。  Unconscious thought�察�there is the 

only method�此 �macerate your subject�察�let it boil slow�察�then take 

the lid off and look in ´ and there your stuff is�察�good or bad。  

But the journalist's method is the way to manufacture lies�察�it is 

will´worship ´ if you know the luminous quaker phrase�察�and the will 

is only to be brought in the field for study�察�and again for 

revision。  The essential part of work is not an act�察�it is a state。



I do not know why I write you this trash。



Many thanks for your handsome dedication。  I have not yet had time 

to do more than glance at Mrs。 Begg�察�it looks interesting。 ´ Yours 

very truly��



ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。







Letter�此 �TO MISS ANNIE H。 IDE







VAILIMA�察�SAMOA ��NOVEMBER 1891�А�



MY DEAR LOUISA�察 � Your picture of the church�察�the photograph of 

yourself and your sister�察�and your very witty and pleasing letter�察�

came all in a bundle�察�and made me feel I had my money's worth for 

that birthday。  I am now�察�I must be�察�one of your nearest relatives�察�

exactly what we are to each other�察�I do not know�察�I doubt if the 

case has ever happened before ´ your papa ought to know�察�and I 

don't believe he does�察�but I think I ought to call you in the 

meanwhile�察�and until we get the advice of counsel learned in the 

law�察�my name´daughter。  Well�察�I was extremely pleased to see by the 

church that my name´daughter could draw�察�by the letter�察�that she 

was no fool�察�and by the photograph�察�that she was a pretty girl�察�

which hurts nothing。  See how virtues are rewarded�  �My first idea 

of adopting you was entirely charitable�察�and here I find that I am 

quite proud of it�察�and of you�察�and that I chose just the kind of 

name´daughter I wanted。  For I can draw too�察�or rather I mean to 

say I could before I forgot how�察�and I am very far from being a 

fool myself�察�however much I may look it�察�and I am as beautiful as 

the day�察�or at least I once hoped that perhaps I might be going to 

be。  And so I might。  So that you see we are well met�察�and peers on 

these important points。  I am VERY glad also that you are older 

than your sister。  So should I have been�察�if I had had one。  So 

that the number of points and virtues which you have inherited from 

your name´father is already quite surprising。



I wish you would tell your father ´ not that I like to encourage my 

rival ´ that we have had a wonderful time here of late�察�and that 

they are having a cold day on Mulinuu�察�and the consuls are writing 

reports�察�and I am writing to the TIMES�察�and if we don't get rid of 

our friends this time I shall begin to despair of everything but my 

name´daughter。



You are quite wrong as to the effect of the birthday on your age。  

From the moment the deed was registered ��as it was in the public 

press with every solemnity���察�the 13th of November became your own 

AND ONLY birthday�察�and you ceased to have been born on Christmas 

Day。  Ask your father�此 �I am sure he will tell you this is sound 

law。  You are thus become a month and twelve days younger than you 

were�察�but wil

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