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o talk of him, and to exchange news of his sayings and doings. In the actual writing of this volume, I have received most kind help for which I return grateful thanks to the givers. For the verification of dates and a few other particulars I am indebted to Mr Colvin's able article in the _Dictionary of National Biography_. It is dedicated, in the first instance, to the memory of Mr and Mrs Thomas Stevenson and their son, and, in the second, to all the dearly prized friends of the Balfour connection who have either, like the household at 17 Heriot Row, passed into the 'Silent Land,' or who are still here to gladden life with their friendship. MARGARET MOYES BLACK. _August_ 1898. CONTENTS CHAPTER I Page HEREDITY AND ANTECEDENTS 9 CHAPTER II CHILDHOOD 22 CHAPTER III BOYHOOD AND COLLEGE DAYS 33 CHAPTER IV AS I FIRST KNEW HIM 45 CHAPTER V HIS HOME LIFE 57 CHAPTER VI HIS CHOICE OF A LITERARY LIFE AND HIS EARLY BOOKS 70 CHAPTER VII WANDERINGS IN SEARCH OF HEALTH 83 CHAPTER VIII HIS MARRIAGE AND FRIENDSHIPS 92 CHAPTER IX HIS ESSAYS AND VERSES 101 CHAPTER X HIS STORIES 117 CHAPTER XI HIS LIFE IN SAMOA 131 CHAPTER XII HIS DEATH 141 CHAPTER XIII HIS LIFE-WORK 150 ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON CHAPTER I HEREDITY AND ANTECEDENTS 'These are thy works, O father, these thy crown, Whether on high the air be pure they shine Along the yellowing sunset, and all night Among the unnumbered stars of God they shine. Or whether fogs arise, and far and wide The low sea-level drown--each finds a tongue, And all night long the tolling bell resounds. So shine so toll till night be overpast, Till the stars vanish, till the sun return, And in the haven rides the fleet at last.' --R. L. STEVENSON. In no country in the world is heredity more respecte
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