I have had a very curious experience here; being very much made of, and called upon, and all that; quite the famous party in fact: it is not so nice as people try to make out, when you are young, and don't want to bother working. Fame is nothing to a yacht; _experto crede_. There are nice bits of course; for you meet very pleasant and interesting people; but the thing at large is a bore and a fraud; and I am much happier up here, where I see no one and live my own life. One thing is they do not stick for money to the Famed One; I was offered L2000 a year for a weekly article; and I accepted (and now enjoy) L720 a year for a monthly one: 720/12 (whatever that may be) for each article, as long or as short as I please, and on any mortal subject. I am sure it will do me harm to do it; but the sum was irresistible. See calculations on verso of last page, and observe, sir, the accuracy of my methods. Hulloh, I must get up, as I can't lose any time. Good-bye, remember me to her ladyship and salute the Kids.--Ever your friend, R. L. S. 12 : 10 :: 72 : _x_, and this results in the same problem. Well--tackle it. 12)720(60 72 Is it possible? L60!!?? Let us cheque it by trying it in dollars, $3500 per an. 12)3500(291. 80 24 --- 110 108 --- 20 Well : $291.80 then divide by 5 for a rough test 5)291(58.4.4 25 add 80 cents = 40d. = 3. 4d. -- 3.4 ------- L58. 7.8 Well, call it L58.10. ====== and be done with it! TO EDMUND GOSSE The following refers to a review by Mr. Gosse of Stevenson's volume of verse called _Underwoods_. The book had been published a few weeks previously, and is dedicated, as readers will remember, to a number of physicians who had attended him at sundry times and places. _Saranac Lake, Oct. 8th, 1887._