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comes a break in the middle�察�and the tale is practically in
two divisions。 In the first James More and the M'Gregors�察�
and Catriona�察�only show�察�in the second�察�the Appin case being
disposed of�察�and James Stewart hung�察�they rule the roast and
usurp the interest ´ should there be any left。 Why did I
take up DAVID BALFOUR�拭 �I don't know。 A sudden passion。
Monday�察�I went down in the rain with a colic to take the
chair at a public meeting�察�dined with Haggard�察�sailed off to
my meeting�察�and fought with wild beasts for three anxious
hours。 All was lost that any sensible man cared for�察�but the
meeting did not break up ´ thanks a good deal to R。 L。 S。 ´
and the man who opposed my election�察�and with whom I was all
the time wrangling�察�proposed the vote of thanks to me with a
certain handsomeness�察�I assure you I had earned it 。 。 。
Haggard and the great Abdul�察�his high´caste Indian servant�察�
imported by my wife�察�were sitting up for me with supper�察�and
I suppose it was twelve before I got to bed。 Tuesday
raining�察�my mother rode down�察�and we went to the Consulate to
sign a Factory and Commission。 Thence�察�I to the lawyers�察�to
the printing office�察�and to the Mission。 It was dinner time
when I returned home。
This morning�察�our cook´boy having suddenly left ´ injured
feelings ´ the archangel was to cook breakfast。 I found him
lighting the fire before dawn�察�his eyes blazed�察�he had no
word of any language left to use�察�and I saw in him ��to my
wonder�� the strongest workings of gratified ambition。
Napoleon was no more pleased to sign his first treaty with
Austria than was Lafaele to cook that breakfast。 All
morning�察�when I had hoped to be at this letter�察�I slept like
one drugged and you must take this ��which is all I can give
you�� for what it is worth ´
D。B。
MEMOIRS OF HIS ADVENTURES AT HOME AND ABROAD。 THE SECOND
PART�察�WHEREIN ARE SET FORTH THE MISFORTUNES IN WHICH HE WAS
INVOLVED UPON THE APPIN MURDER�察�HIS TROUBLES WITH LORD
ADVOCATE PRESTONGRANGE�察�CAPTIVITY ON THE BASS ROCK�察�JOURNEY
INTO FRANCE AND HOLLAND�察�AND SINGULAR RELATIONS WITH JAMES
MORE DRUMMOND OR MACGREGOR�察�A SON OF THE NOTORIOUS ROB ROY。
Chapters。 ´ I。 A Beggar on Horseback。 II。 The Highland
Writer。 III。 I go to Pilrig。 IV。 Lord Advocate
Prestongrange。 V。 Butter and Thunder。 VI。 I make a fault in
honour。 VII。 The Bravo。 VIII。 The Heather on Fire。 IX。 I
begin to be haunted with a red´headed man。 X。 The Wood by
Silvermills。 XI。 On the march again with Alan。 XII。 Gillane
Sands。 XIII。 The Bass Rock。 XIV。 Black Andie's Tale of Tod
Lapraik。 XV。 I go to Inveraray。
That is it�察�as far as drafted。 Chapters IV。 V。 VII。 IX。 and
XIV。 I am specially pleased with�察�the last being an
episodical bogie story about the Bass Rock told there by the
Keeper。
CHAPTER XVII
MARCH 9TH。
MY DEAR S。 C。�察 � Take it not amiss if this is a wretched
letter。 I am eaten up with business。 Every day this week I
have had some business impediment ´ I am even now waiting a
deputation of chiefs about the road ´ and my precious morning
was shattered by a polite old scourge of a FAIPULE ´
parliament man ´ come begging。 All the time DAVID BALFOUR is
skelping along。 I began it the 13th of last month�察�I have
now 12 chapters�察�79 pages ready for press�察�or within an ace�察�
and�察�by the time the month is out�察�one´half should be
completed�察�and I'll be back at drafting the second half。
What makes me sick is to think of Scott turning out GUY
MANNERING in three weeks� �What a pull of work�此�heavens�察�what
thews and sinews� �And here am I�察�my head spinning from
having only re´written seven not very difficult pages ´ and
not very good when done。 Weakling generation。 It makes me
sick of myself�察�to make such a fash and bobbery over a rotten
end of an old nursery yarn�察�not worth spitting on when done。
Still�察�there is no doubt I turn out my work more easily than
of yore�察�and I suppose I should be singly glad of that。 And
if I got my book done in six weeks�察�seeing it will be about
half as long as a Scott�察�and I have to write everything
twice�察�it would be about the same rate of industry。 It is my
fair intention to be done with it in three months�察�which
would make me about one´half the man Sir Walter was for
application and driving the dull pen。 Of the merit we shall
not talk�察�but I don't think Davie is WITHOUT merit。
MARCH 12TH。
And I have this day triumphantly finished 15 chapters�察�100
pages ´ being exactly one´half ��as near as anybody can guess��
of DAVID BALFOUR�察�the book to be about a fifth as long again
��altogether�� as TREASURE ISLAND�此�could I but do the second
half in another month� �But I can't�察�I fear�察�I shall have
some belated material arriving by next mail�察�and must go
again at the History。 Is it not characteristic of my broken
tenacity of mind�察�that I should have left Davie Balfour some
five years in the British Linen Company's Office�察�and then
follow him at last with such vivacity�拭 �But I leave you
again�察�the last ��15th�� chapter ought to be re´wrote�察�or part
of it�察�and I want the half completed in the month�察�and the
month is out by midnight�察�though�察�to be sure�察�last month was
February�察�and I might take grace。 These notes are only to
show I hold you in mind�察�though I know they can have no
interest for man or God or animal。
I should have told you about the Club。 We have been asked to
try and start a sort of weekly ball for the half´castes and
natives�察�ourselves to be the only whites�察�and we consented�察�
from a very heavy sense of duty�察�and with not much hope。 Two
nights ago we had twenty people up�察�received them in the
front verandah�察�entertained them on cake and lemonade�察�and I
made a speech ´ embodying our proposals�察�or conditions�察�if
you like ´ for I suppose thirty minutes。 No joke to speak to
such an audience�察�but it is believed I was thoroughly
intelligible。 I took the plan of saying everything at least
twice in a different form of words�察�so that if the one
escaped my hearers�察�the other might be seized。 One white man
came with his wife�察�and was kept rigorously on the front
verandah below� �You see what a sea of troubles this is like
to prove�察�but it is the only chance ´ and when it blows up�察�
it must blow up� �I have no more hope in anything than a dead
frog�察�I go into everything with a composed despair�察�and don't
mind ´ just as I always go to sea with the conviction I am to
be drowned�察�and like it before all other pleasures。 But you
should have seen the return voyage�察�when nineteen horses had
to be found in the dark�察�and nineteen bridles�察�all in a
drench of rain�察�and the club�察�just constituted as such�察�
sailed away in the wet�察�under a cloudy moon like a bad
shilling�察�and to descend a road through the forest that was
at that moment the image of a respectable mountain brook。 My
wife�察�who is president WITH POWER TO EXPEL�察�had to begin her
functions。 。 。 。
25TH MARCH。
Heaven knows what day it is�察�but I am ashamed�察�all the more
as your letter from Bournemouth of all places ´ poor old
Bournemouth� � is to hand�察�and contains a statement of
pleasure in my letters which I wish I could have rewarded
with a long one。 What has gone on�拭 �A vast of affairs�察�of a
mingled�察�strenuous�察�inconclusive�察�desultory character�察�much
waste of time�察�much riding to and fro�察�and little transacted
or at least peracted。
Let me give you a review of the present state of our live
stock。 ´ Six boys in the bush�察�six souls about the house。
Talolo�察�the cook�察�returns again to´day�察�after an absence
which has cost me about twelve hours of riding�察�and I suppose
eight hours' solemn sitting in council。 'I am sorry indeed
for the Chief Justice of Samoa��' I said�察�'it is more than I
am fit for to be Chief Justice of Vailima。' ´ Lauilo is
steward。 Both these are excellent servants�察�we gave a
luncheon party when we buried the Samoan bones�察�and I assure
you all was in good style�察�yet we never interfered。 The food
was good�察�the wine and dishes went round as by mechanism。 ´
Steward's assistant and washman Arrick�察�a New Hebridee black
boy�察�hired from the German firm�察�not so ugly as most�察�but not
pretty neither�察�not so dull as his sort are�察�but not quite a
Crichton。 When he came first�察�he ate so much of our good
food that he got a prominent belly。 Kitchen assistant�察�Tomas
��Thomas in English���察�a Fiji man�察�very tall and handsome�察�
moving like a marionette with sudden bounds�察�and rolling his
eyes with sudden effort。 ´ Washerwoman and precentor�察�Helen�察�
Tomas's wife。 This is our weak point�察�we are ashamed of
Helen�察�the cook´house blushes for her�察�they murmur there at
her presence。 She seems all right�察�she is not a bad´looking�察�
strapping wench�察�seems chaste�察�is industriou
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