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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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