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ine upon my shoulders�察�at least carry him bravely like  Symonds or Alexander Pope。  I begin to take a pride in that hope。

;I shall be much interested to see your criticisms�此 �you might  perhaps send them on to me。  I believe you know that I am not  dangerous ´ one folly I have not ´ I am not touchy under criticism。

;Sam and my wife both beg to be remembered�察�and Sam also sends as a  present a work of his own。 ´ Yours very sincerely�察�ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON。;


As indicating the estimate of many of the good Edinburgh people of  Stevenson and the Stevensons that still held sway up to so late a  date as 1893�察�I will here extract two characteristic passages from  the letters of the friend and correspondent of these days just  referred to�察�and to whom I had sent a copy of the ATALANTA  Magazine�察�with an article of mine on Stevenson。


;If you can excuse the garrulity of age�察�I can tell you one or two  things about Louis Stevenson�察�his father and even his grandfather�察 �which you may work up some other day�察�as you have so deftly  embedded in the ATALANTA article that small remark on his acting。   Your paper is pleasant and modest�此 �most of R。 L。 Stevenson's  admirers are inclined to lay it on far too thick。  That he is a  genius we all admit�察�but his genius�察�if fine�察�is limited。  For  example�察�he cannot paint ��or at least he never has painted�� a  woman。  No more could Fettes Douglas�察�skilful artist though he was  in his own special line�察�and I shall tell you a remark of Russel's  thereon some day。 ��4��  There are women in his books�察�but there is  none of the beauty and subtlety of womanhood in them。

;R。 L。 Stevenson I knew well as a lad and often met him and talked  with him。  He acted in private theatricals got up by the late  Professor Fleeming Jenkin。  But he had then�察�as always�察�a pretty  guid conceit o' himsel' ´ which his clique have done nothing to  check。  His father and his grandfather ��I have danced with his  mother before her marriage�� I knew better�察�but 'the family  theologian��' as some of R。 L。 Stevenson's friends dabbed his  father�察�was a very touchy theologian�察�and denounced any one who in  the least differed from his extreme Calvinistic views。  I came  under his lash most unwittingly in this way myself。  But for this  twist�察�he was a good fellow ´ kind and hospitable ´ and a really  able man in his profession。  His father´in´law�察�R。 L。 Stevenson's  maternal grandfather�察�was the Rev。 Dr Balfour�察�minister of Colinton  ´ one of the finest´looking old men I ever saw ´ tall�察�upright�察�and  ruddy at eighty。  But he was marvellously feeble as a preacher�察�and  often said things that were deliciously�察�unconsciously�察 �unintentionally laughable�察�if not witty。  We were near Colinton for  some years�察�and Mr Russell ��of the SCOTSMAN���察�who once attended the  Parish Church with us�察�was greatly tickled by Balfour discoursing  on the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife�察�remarking that Mrs P´'s  conduct was 'highly improper'� �

The estimate of R。 L。 Stevenson was not and could not be final in  this case�察�for WEIR OF HERMISTON and CATRIONA were yet unwritten�察 �not to speak of others�察�but the passages reflect a certain side of  Edinburgh opinion�察�illustrating the old Scripture doctrine that a  prophet has honour everywhere but in his own country。  And the  passages themselves bear evidence that I violate no confidence  then�察�for they were given to me to be worked into any after´effort  I might make on Stevenson。  My friend was a good and an acute  critic who had done some acceptable literary work in his day。



CHAPTER III ´ THE CHILD FATHER OF THE MAN



R。 L。 STEVENSON was born on 13th November 1850�察�the very year of  the death of his grandfather�察�Robert Stevenson�察�whom he has so  finely celebrated。  As a mere child he gave token of his character。   As soon as he could read�察�he was keen for books�察�and�察�before very  long�察�had read all the story´books he could lay hands on�察�and�察�when  the stock ran out�察�he would go and look in at all the shop windows  within reach�察�and try to piece out the stories from the bits  exposed in open pages and the woodcuts。

He had a nurse of very remarkable character ´ evidently a paragon ´  who deeply influenced him and did much to form his young mind ´  Alison Cunningham�察�who�察�in his juvenile lingo�察�became ;Cumy�察─�and  who not only was never forgotten�察�but to the end was treated as his  ;second mother。;  In his dedication of his CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES  to her�察�he says��


;My second mother�察�my first wife�察�The angel of my infant life。;


Her copy of KIDNAPPED was inscribed to her by the hand of  Stevenson�察�thus��


;TO CUMY�察�FROM HER BOY�察�THE AUTHOR。 ;SKERRYVORE�察�18TH JULY 1888。;


Skerryvore was the name of Stevenson's Bournemouth home�察�so named  after one of the Stevenson lighthouses。  His first volume�察�AN  INLAND VOYAGE has this pretty dedication�察�inscribed in a neat�察 �small hand��


;MY DEAR CUMY�察 � If you had not taken so much trouble with me all  the years of my childhood�察�this little book would never have been  written。  Many a long night you sat up with me when I was ill。  I  wish I could hope�察�by way of return�察�to amuse a single evening for  you with my little book。  But whatever you think of it�察�I know you  will think kindly of THE AUTHOR。;


;Cumy; was perhaps the most influential teacher Stevenson had。   What she and his mother taught took effect and abode with him�察 �which was hardly the case with any other of his teachers。


;In contrast to Goethe�察─�says Mr Baildon�察 �Stevenson was but little  affected by his relations to women�察�and�察�when this point is fully  gone into�察�it will probably be found that his mother and nurse in  childhood�察�and his wife and step´daughter in later life�察�are about  the only women who seriously influenced either his character or his  art。; ��p。 32��。


When Mr Kelman is celebrating Stevenson for the consistency and  continuity of his undogmatic religion�察�he is almost throughout  celebrating ;Cumy; and her influence�察�though unconsciously。  Here�察 �again�察�we have an apt and yet more striking illustration�察�after  that of the good Lord Shaftesbury and many others�察�of the deep and  lasting effect a good and earnest woman�察�of whom the world may  never hear�察�may have had upon a youngster of whom all the world  shall hear。  When Mr Kelman says that ;the religious element in  Stevenson was not a thing of late growth�察�but an integral part and  vital interest of his life�察─�he but points us back to the earlier  religious influences to which he had been effectually subject。   ;His faith was not for himself alone�察�and the phases of  Christianity which it has asserted are peculiarly suited to the  spiritual needs of many in the present time。;

We should not lay so much weight as Mr Kelman does on the mere  number of times ;the Divine name; is found in Stevenson's writings�察 �but there is something in such confessions as the following to his  father�察�when he was�察�amid hardship and illness�察�in Paris in 1878��


;Still I believe in myself and my fellow´men and the God who made  us all。。。。 I am lonely and sick and out of heart。  Well�察�I still  hope�察�I still believe�察�I still see the good in the inch�察�and cling  to it。  It is not much�察�perhaps�察�but it is always something。;


Yes�察 �Cumy; was a very effective teacher�察�whose influence and  teaching long remained。  His other teachers�察�however famous and  highly gifted�察�did not attain to such success with him。  And  because of this non´success they blamed him�察�as is usual。  He was  fond of playing truant ´ declared�察�indeed�察�that he was about as  methodic a truant as ever could have existed。  He much loved to go  on long wanderings by himself on the Pentland Hills and read about  the Covenanters�察�and while yet a youth of sixteen he wrote THE  PENTLAND RISING ´ a pamphlet in size and a piece of fine work ´  which was duly published�察�is now scarce�察�and fetches a high price。   He had made himself thoroughly familiar with all the odd old  corners of Edinburgh ´ John Knox's haunts and so on�察�all which he  has turned to account in essays�察�descriptions and in stories ´  especially in CATRIONA。  When a mere youth at school�察�as he tells  us himself�察�he had little or no desire to carry off prizes and do  just as other boys did�察�he was always wishing to observe�察�and to  see�察�and try things for himself ´ was�察�in fact�察�in the eyes of  schoolmasters and tutors something of an IDLER�察�with splendid gifts  which he would not rightly apply。  He was applying them rightly�察 �though not in their way。  It is not only in his APOLOGY FOR IDLERS  that this confession is made�察�but elsewhere�察�as in his essay on A  COLLEGE MAGAZINE�察�where he says�察 �I was always busy on my own  private end�察�which was to learn to write。  I kept always two books  in my pocket�察�one to read and one to write in� �

When he went to College it was still the same ´ he tells us in the  funniest way how he managed to wheedle a certificate for Greek out  of Professor Blackie�察�though the Professor owned ;his face was not  familiar to him;�  �He fared very differently when�察�afterwards his  father�察�eager that he should follow his profession�察�got him to  enter the civil engineering class under Professor Fleeming Jenkin。   He still stuck to his old courses ´ wandering abou
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