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see a thing in different presentments。 I want every number。
Politically we begin the new year with every expectation of a
bust in 2 or 3 days�察�a bust which may spell destruction to
Samoa。 I have written to Baxter about his proposal。
CHAPTER XXXVI
VAILIMA��
JAN。 29TH�察�1894。
MY DEAR COLVIN�察 � I had fully intended for your education and
moral health to fob you off with the meanest possible letter
this month�察�and unfortunately I find I will have to treat you
to a good long account of matters here。 I believe I have
told you before about Tui´ma´le´alii´fano and my taking him
down to introduce him to the Chief Justice。 Well�察�Tui came
back to Vailima one day in the blackest sort of spirits�察�
saying the war was decided�察�that he also must join in the
fight�察�and that there was no hope whatever of success。 He
must fight as a point of honour for his family and country�察�
and in his case�察�even if he escaped on the field of battle�察�
deportation was the least to be looked for。 He said he had a
letter of complaint from the Great Council of A'ana which he
wished to lay before the Chief Justice�察�and he asked me to
accompany him as if I were his nurse。 We went down about
dinner time�察�and by the way received from a lurking native
the famous letter in an official blue envelope gummed up to
the edges。 It proved to be a declaration of war�察�quite
formal�察�but with some variations that really made you bounce。
White residents were directly threatened�察�bidden to have
nothing to do with the King's party�察�not to receive their
goods in their houses�察�etc。�察�under pain of an accident。
However�察�the Chief Justice took it very wisely and mildly�察�
and between us�察�he and I and Tui made up a plan which has
proved successful ´ so far。 The war is over ´ fifteen chiefs
are this morning undergoing a curious double process of law�察�
comparable to a court martial�察�in which their complaints are
to be considered�察�and if possible righted�察�while their
conduct is to be criticised�察�perhaps punished。 Up to now�察�
therefore�察�it has been a most successful policy�察�but the
danger is before us。 My own feeling would decidedly be that
all would be spoiled by a single execution。 The great hope
after all lies in the knotless�察�rather flaccid character of
the people。 These are no Maoris。 All the powers that
Cedarcrantz let go by disuse the new C。 J。 is stealthily and
boldly taking back again�察�perhaps some others also。 He has
shamed the chiefs in Mulinuu into a law against taking heads�察�
with a punishment of six years' imprisonment and�察�for a
chief�察�degradation。 To him has been left the sole conduct of
this anxious and decisive inquiry。 If the natives stand it�察�
why�察�well� �But I am nervous。
CHAPTER XXXVII
FEB。 1894。
DEAR COLVIN�察 � By a reaction�察�when your letter is a little
decent�察�mine is to be naked and unashamed。 We have been much
exercised。 No one can prophesy here�察�of course�察�and the
balance still hangs trembling�察�but I THINK it will go for
peace。
The mail was very late this time�察�hence the paltryness of
this note。 When it came and I had read it�察�I retired with
THE EBB TIDE and read it all before I slept。 I did not dream
it was near as good�察�I am afraid I think it excellent。 A
little indecision about Attwater�察�not much。 It gives me
great hope�察�as I see I CAN work in that constipated�察�mosaic
manner�察�which is what I have to do just now with WEIR OF
HERMISTON。
We have given a ball�察�I send you a paper describing the
event。 We have two guests in the house�察�Captain´Count
Wurmbrand and Monsieur Albert de Lautreppe。 Lautreppe is
awfully nice ´ a quiet�察�gentlemanly fellow�察�GONFLE DE REVES�察�
as he describes himself ´ once a sculptor in the atelier of
Henry Crosse�察�he knows something of art�察�and is really a
resource to me。
Letter from Meredith very kind。 Have you seen no more of
Graham��
What about my grandfather�拭 �The family history will grow to
be quite a chapter。
I suppose I am growing sensitive�察�perhaps�察�by living among
barbarians�察�I expect more civility。 Look at this from the
author of a very interesting and laudatory critique。 He
gives quite a false description of something of mine�察�and
talks about my 'insolence。' Frankly�察�I supposed 'insolence'
to be a tapua word。 I do not use it to a gentleman�察�I would
not write it of a gentleman�此�I may be wrong�察�but I believe we
did not write it of a gentleman in old days�察�and in my view
he ��clever fellow as he is�� wants to be kicked for applying
it to me。 By writing a novel ´ even a bad one ´ I do not
make myself a criminal for anybody to insult。 This may amuse
you。 But either there is a change in journalism�察�too gradual
for you to remark it on the spot�察�or there is a change in me。
I cannot bear these phrases�察�I long to resent them。 My
forbears�察�the tenant farmers of the Mains�察�would not have
suffered such expressions unless it had been from Cauldwell�察�
or Rowallan�察�or maybe Auchendrane。 My Family Pride bristles。
I am like the negro�察�'I just heard last night' who my great�察�
great�察�great�察�great grandfather was。 ´ Ever yours��
R。 L。 S。
CHAPTER XXXVIII
MARCH 1894。
MY DEAR COLVIN�察 � This is the very day the mail goes�察�and I
have as yet written you nothing。 But it was just as well ´
as it was all about my 'blacks and chocolates��' and what of
it had relation to whites you will read some of in the TIMES。
It means�察�as you will see�察�that I have at one blow quarrelled
with all the officials of Samoa�察�the Foreign Office�察�and I
suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest。 But
you'll see in the TIMES。 I am very well indeed�察�but just
about dead and mighty glad the mail is near here�察�and I can
just give up all hope of contending with my letters�察�and lie
down for the rest of the day。 These TIMES letters are not
easy to write。 And I dare say the Consuls say�察�'Why�察�then�察�
does he write them��'
I had miserable luck with ST。 IVES�察�being already half´way
through it�察�a book I had ordered six months ago arrives at
last�察�and I have to change the first half of it from top to
bottom� �How could I have dreamed the French prisoners were
watched over like a female charity school�察�kept in a
grotesque livery�察�and shaved twice a week�拭 �And I had made
all my points on the idea that they were unshaved and clothed
anyhow。 However�察�this last is better business�察�if only the
book had come when I ordered it� �A PROPOS�察�many of the books
you announce don't come as a matter of fact。 When they are
of any value�察�it is best to register them。 Your letter�察�
alas� �is not here�察�I sent it down to the cottage�察�with all my
mail�察�for Fanny�察�on Sunday night a boy comes up with a
lantern and a note from Fanny�察�to say the woods are full of
Atuas and I must bring a horse down that instant�察�as the
posts are established beyond her on the road�察�and she does
not want to have the fight going on between us。 Impossible
to get a horse�察�so I started in the dark on foot�察�with a
revolver�察�and my spurs on my bare feet�察�leaving directions
that the boy should mount after me with the horse。 Try such
an experience on Our Road once�察�and do it�察�if you please�察�
after you have been down town from nine o'clock till six�察�on
board the ship´of´war lunching�察�teaching Sunday School ��I
actually do�� and making necessary visits�察�and the Saturday
before�察�having sat all day from half past six to half´past
four�察�scriving at my TIMES letter。 About half´way up�察�just
in fact at 'point' of the outposts�察�I met Fanny coming up。
Then all night long I was being wakened with scares that
really should be looked into�察�though I KNEW there was nothing
in them and no bottom to the whole story�察�and the drums and
shouts and cries from Tanugamanono and the town keeping up an
all night corybantic chorus in the moonlight ´ the moon rose
late ´ and the search´light of the war´ship in the harbour
making a jewel of brightness as it lit up the bay of Apia in
the distance。 And then next morning�察�about eight o'clock�察�a
drum coming out of the woods and a party of patrols who had
been in the woods on our left front ��which is our true rear��
coming up to the house�察�and meeting there another party who
had been in the woods on our right �� front / rear �� which is
Vaea Mountain�察�and 43 of them being entertained to ava and
biscuits on the verandah�察�and marching off at last in single
file for Apia。 Briefly�察�it is not much wonder if your letter
and my whole mail was left at the cottage�察�and I have no
means of seeing or answering particulars。
The whole thing was nothing but a bottomless scare�察�it was
OBVIOUSLY so�察�you couldn't make a child believe it was
anything else�察�but it has made the Consuls sit up。 My own
private s
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