PART SIX—Captain Silver 28. In the Enemy's Camp 29. The Black Spot Again 30. On Parole 31. The Treasure-hunt—Flint's Pointer 32. The Treasure-hunt—The Voice Among the Trees 33. The Fall of a Chieftain 34. And Last VAILIMA LETTERS BEING CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON TO SIDNEY COLVIN November 1890 — October 1894 Seventh Edition First Published November 1895 Second Edition December 1895 Third Edition February 1901 Fourth Edition October 1904 Fifth Edition March 1906 Sixth Edition October 1907 Seventh Edition December 1908 CONTENTS PAGE Editorial Note xi LETTER I. November 1890 1 II. November 25—December 2, 1890 22 III. December 1890 33 IV. January 17, 1891 46 V. February 1891 51 VI. March 1891 54 VII. April 1891 65 VIII. April 29—May 19, 1891 70 IX. June 1891 77 X. September 1891 82 XI. September 28—October 13, 1891 94 XII. October 1891 102 XIII. November 25—December 7, 1891 110 XIV. December 1891—January 3, 1892 119 XV. January 31—February 1892 135 XVI. February—March 2, 1892 139 XVII. March 9—March 30, 1892 147 XVIII. May 1—May 27, 1892 158 XIX. May 29—June 1892 180 XX. July 2—July 12, 1892 202 XXI. August—September 13, 1892 205 XXII. September 15—October 8, 1892 221 XXIII. October 28—November 8, 1892 227 XXIV. December 1—December 5, 1892 236 XXV. January—January 30, 1893 239 XXVI. February 19—February 23, 1893 247 XXVII. February 1893 250 XXVIII. April—April 22, 1893 252 XXIX. April 25—May 23, 1893 260 XXX. May 29—June 15, 1893 270 XXXI. June 24—July 18, 1893 280 XXXII. August 1893 296 XXXIII. August 23—September 12, 1893 298 XXXIV. October 23—December 4, 1893 306 XXXV. December 1893 313 XXXVI. January 29, 1894 320 XXXVII. February 1894 322 XXXVIII. March 1894 324 XXXIX. May 18, 1894 330 XL. June 18, 1894 333 XLI. July 1894 336 XLII. August 7—August 13, 1894 340 XLIII. September 1894 343 XLIV. October 6, 1894 348 Epilogue 355 Appendix 360 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Portrait of R. L. Stevenson; etched by W. Strang after a photograph by Falk of Sydney Frontispiece Portrait of R. L. Stevenson on his Horse ‘Jack’ 119 Portrait of R. L. Stevenson with the Native Chief Tui Malealiifano 320 BALLADS BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON SECOND EDITION LONDON CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY 1895 p. vCONTENTS The Song of Rahéro: A Legend of Tahiti— Dedication: To Ori a Ori 1 I. The Slaying of Támatéa 3 II. The Venging of Támatéa 20 III. Rahéro 40 Notes to the Song of Rahéro 55 The Feast of Famine: Marquesan Manners— I. The Priest’s Vigil 61 II. The Lovers 67 III. The Feast 75 IV. The Raid 86 Notes to the Feast of Famine 95