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these matters we must fire a gun to leeward�察�show our colours�察�and 

go by。  Argument is impossible。  They are two of my favourite 

authors�此 �Herrick above all�此 �I suppose they are two of yours。  

Well�察�Janus´like�察�they do behold us two with diverse countenances�察�

few features are common to these different avatars�察�and we can but 

agree to differ�察�but still with gratitude to our entertainers�察�like 

two guests at the same dinner�察�one of whom takes clear and one 

white soup。  By my way of thinking�察�neither of us need be wrong。



The other papers are all interesting�察�adequate�察�clear�察�and with a 

pleasant spice of the romantic。  It is a book you may be well 

pleased to have so finished�察�and will do you much good。  The 

Crashaw is capital�此 �capital�察�I like the taste of it。  Preface 

clean and dignified。  The handling throughout workmanlike�察�with 

some four or five touches of preciosity�察�which I regret。



With my thanks for information�察�entertainment�察�and a pleasurable 

envy here and there。 ´ Yours affectionately��



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO W。 E。 HENLEY







LA SOLITUDE�察�HYERES´LES´PALMIERS�察�VAR�察�SEPTEMBER 19�察�1883。



DEAR BOY�察 � Our letters vigorously cross�此 �you will ere this have 

received a note to Coggie�此 �God knows what was in it。



It is strange�察�a little before the first word you sent me ´ so late 

´ kindly late�察�I know and feel ´ I was thinking in my bed�察�when I 

knew you I had six friends ´ Bob I had by nature�察�then came the 

good James Walter ´ with all his failings ´ the GENTLEMAN of the 

lot�察�alas to sink so low�察�alas to do so little�察�but now�察�thank God�察�

in his quiet rest�察�next I found Baxter ´ well do I remember telling 

Walter I had unearthed 'a W。S。 that I thought would do' ´ it was in 

the Academy Lane�察�and he questioned me as to the Signet's 

qualifications�察�fourth came Simpson�察�somewhere about the same time�察�

I began to get intimate with Jenkin�察�last came Colvin。  Then�察�one 

black winter afternoon�察�long Leslie Stephen�察�in his velvet jacket�察�

met me in the SPEC。 by appointment�察�took me over to the infirmary�察�

and in the crackling�察�blighting gaslight showed me that old head 

whose excellent representation I see before me in the photograph。  

Now when a man has six friends�察�to introduce a seventh is usually 

hopeless。  Yet when you were presented�察�you took to them and they 

to you upon the nail。  You must have been a fine fellow�察�but what a 

singular fortune I must have had in my six friends that you should 

take to all。  I don't know if it is good Latin�察�most probably not�此 �

but this is enscrolled before my eye for Walter�此 �TANDEM E NUBIBUS 

IN APRICUM PROPERAT。  Rest�察�I suppose�察�I know�察�was all that 

remained�察�but O to look back�察�to remember all the mirth�察�all the 

kindness�察�all the humorous limitations and loved defects of that 

character�察�to think that he was young with me�察�sharing that 

weather´beaten�察�Fergussonian youth�察�looking forward through the 

clouds to the sunburst�察�and now clean gone from my path�察�silent ´ 

well�察�well。  This has been a strange awakening。  Last night�察�when I 

was alone in the house�察�with the window open on the lovely still 

night�察�I could have sworn he was in the room with me�察�I could show 

you the spot�察�and�察�what was very curious�察�I heard his rich 

laughter�察�a thing I had not called to mind for I know not how long。



I see his coral waistcoat studs that he wore the first time he 

dined in my house�察�I see his attitude�察�leaning back a little�察�

already with something of a portly air�察�and laughing internally。  

How I admired him�  �And now in the West Kirk。



I am trying to write out this haunting bodily sense of absence�察�

besides�察�what else should I write of��



Yes�察�looking back�察�I think of him as one who was good�察�though 

sometimes clouded。  He was the only gentle one of all my friends�察�

save perhaps the other Walter。  And he was certainly the only 

modest man among the lot。  He never gave himself away�察�he kept back 

his secret�察�there was always a gentle problem behind all。  Dear�察�

dear�察�what a wreck�察�and yet how pleasant is the retrospect�  �God 

doeth all things well�察�though by what strange�察�solemn�察�and 

murderous contrivances��



It is strange�此 �he was the only man I ever loved who did not 

habitually interrupt。  The fact draws my own portrait。  And it is 

one of the many reasons why I count myself honoured by his 

friendship。  A man like you HAD to like me�察�you could not help 

yourself�察�but Ferrier was above me�察�we were not equals�察�his true 

self humoured and smiled paternally upon my failings�察�even as I 

humoured and sorrowed over his。



Well�察�first his mother�察�then himself�察�they are gone�此 �'in their 

resting graves。'



When I come to think of it�察�I do not know what I said to his 

sister�察�and I fear to try again。  Could you send her this�拭 �There 

is too much both about yourself and me in it�察�but that�察�if you do 

not mind�察�is but a mark of sincerity。  It would let her know how 

entirely�察�in the mind of ��I suppose�� his oldest friend�察�the good�察�

true Ferrier obliterates the memory of the other�察�who was only his 

'lunatic brother。'



Judge of this for me�察�and do as you please�察�anyway�察�I will try to 

write to her again�察�my last was some kind of scrawl that I could 

not see for crying。  This came upon me�察�remember�察�with terrible 

suddenness�察�I was surprised by this death�察�and it is fifteen or 

sixteen years since first I saw the handsome face in the SPEC。  I 

made sure�察�besides�察�to have died first。  Love to you�察�your wife�察�

and her sisters。



´ Ever yours�察�dear boy��



R。 L。 S。



I never knew any man so superior to himself as poor James Walter。  

The best of him only came as a vision�察�like Corsica from the 

Corniche。  He never gave his measure either morally or 

intellectually。  The curse was on him。  Even his friends did not 

know him but by fits。  I have passed hours with him when he was so 

wise�察�good�察�and sweet�察�that I never knew the like of it in any 

other。  And for a beautiful good humour he had no match。  I 

remember breaking in upon him once with a whole red´hot story ��in 

my worst manner���察�pouring words upon him by the hour about some 

truck not worth an egg that had befallen me�察�and suddenly�察�some 

half hour after�察�finding that the sweet fellow had some concern of 

his own of infinitely greater import�察�that he was patiently and 

smilingly waiting to consult me on。  It sounds nothing�察�but the 

courtesy and the unselfishness were perfect。  It makes me rage to 

think how few knew him�察�and how many had the chance to sneer at 

their better。



Well�察�he was not wasted�察�that we know�察�though if anything looked 

liker irony than this fitting of a man out with these rich 

qualities and faculties to be wrecked and aborted from the very 

stocks�察�I do not know the name of it。  Yet we see that he has left 

an influence�察�the memory of his patient courtesy has often checked 

me in rudeness�察�has it not you��



You can form no idea of how handsome Walter was。  At twenty he was 

splendid to see�察�then�察�too�察�he had the sense of power in him�察�and 

great hopes�察�he looked forward�察�ever jesting of course�察�but he 

looked to see himself where he had the right to expect。  He 

believed in himself profoundly�察�but HE NEVER DISBELIEVED IN OTHERS。  

To the roughest Highland student he always had his fine�察�kind�察�open 

dignity of manner�察�and a good word behind his back。



The last time that I saw him before leaving for America ´ it was a 

sad blow to both of us。  When he heard I was leaving�察�and that 

might be the last time we might meet ´ it almost was so ´ he was 

terribly upset�察�and came round at once。  We sat late�察�in Baxter's 

empty house�察�where I was sleeping。  My dear friend Walter Ferrier�此 �

O if I had only written to him more� �if only one of us in these 

last days had been well�  �But I ever cherished the honour of his 

friendship�察�and now when he is gone�察�I know what I have lost still 

better。  We live on�察�meaning to meet�察�but when the hope is gone�察�

the�察�pang comes。



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO EDMUND GOSSE







LA SOLITUDE�察�HYERES´LES´PALMIERS�察�26TH SEPTEMBER 1883。



MY DEAR GOSSE�察 � It appears a bolt from Transatlantica is necessary 

to produce four lines from you。  It is not flattering�察�but as I was 

always a bad correspondent�察�'tis a vice to which I am lenient。  I 

give you to know�察�however�察�that I have already twice ��this makes 

three times�� sent you what I please to call a letter�察�and received 

from you in return a subterfuge ´ or nothing。 。 。 。



My present purpose�察�however�察�which must not be postponed�察�is to ask 

you to telegraph to the Americans。



After a summer of good health of a very radiant order�察�toothache 

and the death of a very old friend�察�which came upon me like a 

thunderclap�察�have rather shelved my powers。  I stare upon the 

paper�察�not write。  I wish I could write like your Sculptors�察�yet I 

am well aware that I should not try in that direction。  A certain 

warmth ��tepid enough�� and a certain dash of the picturesque are my 

poor essential qualities�察�and if I went fooling after the too 

classical�察�I might lose even these。  But I envied you that page。



I am�察�of course�察�deep in schemes�察�I was so ever。  Execution alone 

somewhat halts。  How much do you make per annum�察�I wonder�拭 �This 

year�察�for the first time�察�I shall pass 300 pounds�察�I may even get 

halfway to the next milestone。  This seems but a faint 

remuneration�察�and the devil of it is�察�that I manage�察�with sickness�察�

and moves�察�and education�察�and the like�察�to keep steadily in front 

of my income。  However�察�I console myself with this�察�that if I were 

anything else under God's Heaven�察�and had the same crank health�察�I 

should make an even zero。  If I had�察�with my present knowledge�察�

twelve months of my old health�察�I would�察�could�察�and should do 

something neat。  As it is�察�I have to tinker at my things in little 

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