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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