y　speak　　in　his　own　person　and　quite　to　the　same　effect：
  〃I　will　make　you　brooches　and　toys　for　your　delight　Of　bird　song　at　morning；　and　star　shine　at　night；　I　will　make　a　palace　fit　for　you　and　me；　Of　green　days　in　forests　and　blue　days　at　sea。
  〃I　will　make　my　kitchen；　and　you　shall　keep　your　room；　Where　white　flows　the　river；　and　bright　blows　the　broom；　And　you　shall　wash　your　linen　and　keep　your　body　white；　In　rainfall　at　morning　and　dew…fall　at　night。
  〃And　this　shall　be　for　music　when　no　one　else　is　near；　The　fine　song　for　singing；　the　rare　song　to　hear！　That　only　I　remember；　that　only　you　admire；　Of　the　broad　road　that　stretches；　and　the　roadside　fire。〃
  Here　Stevenson；　though　original　in　his　vein　and　way；　but　follows　a　　great　and　gracious　company　in　which　Fielding　and　Sterne　and　so　many　　others　stand　as　pleasant　proctors。　　Scott　and　Dickens　have　each　in　　their　way　essayed　it；　and　made　much　of　it　beyond　what　mere　　sentiment　would　have　reached。　　PICKWICK　itself　…　and　we　must　always　　regard　Dickens　as　having　himself　gone　already　over　every　bit　of　　road；　described　every　nook　and　corner；　and　tried　every　resource　…　　is　a　vagrant　fellow；　in　a　group　of　erratic　and　most　quaint　　wanderers　or　pilgrims。　　This　is　but　a　return　phase　of　it；　Vincent　　Crummles　and　Mrs　Crummles　and　the　〃Infant　Phenomenon；〃　yet　another。　　　The　whole　interest　lies　in　the　roadways；　and　the　little　inns；　and　　the　odd　and　unexpected　RENCONTRES　with　oddly…assorted　fellows　there　　experienced：　　glimpses　of　grim　or　grimy；　or　forbidding；　or　happy；　　smiling　smirking　vagrants；　and　out…at…elbows　fellow…passengers　and　　guests；　with　jests　and　quips　and　cranks；　and　hanky…panky　even。　　On　　high　roads　and　in　inns；　and　alehouses；　with　travelling　players；　　rogues　and　tramps；　Dickens　was　quite　at　home；　and　what　is　yet　more；　　he　made　us　all　quite　at　home　with　them：　　and　he　did　it　as　Chaucer　　did　it　by　thorough　good　spirits　and　〃hail…fellow…well…met。〃　　And；　　with　all　his　faults；　he　has　this　merit　as　well　as　some　others；　that　　he　went　willingly　on　pilgrimage　always；　and　took　others；　promoting　　always　love　of　comrades；　fun；　and　humorous　by…play。　　The　latest　　great　romancer；　too；　took　his　side：　　like　Dickens；　he　was　here　full　　brother　of　Dan　Chaucer；　and　followed　him。　　How　characteristic　it　is　　when　he　tells　Mr　Trigg　that　he　preferred　Samoa　to　Honolulu　because　　it　was　more　savage；　and　therefore　yielded　more　FUN。
  CHAPTER　XXX　…　LORD　ROSEBERY'S　CASE
  IMMEDIATELY　on　reading　Lord　Rosebery's　address　as　Chairman　of　the　　meeting　in　Edinburgh　to　promote　the　erection　of　a　monument　to　R。　L。　　Stevenson；　I　wrote　to　him　politely　asking　him　whether；　since　he　　quoted　a　passage　from　a　somewhat　early　essay　by　Stevenson　naming　　the　authors　who　had　chiefly　influenced　him　in　point　of　style；　his　　Lordship　should　not；　merely　in　justice　and　for　the　sake　of　balance；　　have　referred　to　Thoreau。　　I　also　remarked　that　Stevenson's　later　　style　sometimes　showed　too　much　self…conscious　conflict　of　his　　various　models　in　his　mind　while　he　was　in　the　act　of　writing；　and　　that　this　now　and　then　imparted　too　much　an　air　of　artifice　to　his　　later　compositions；　and　that　those　who　knew　most　would　be　most　　troubled　by　it。　　Of　that　letter；　I　much　regret　now　that　I　did　not　　keep　any　copy；　but　I　think　I　did　incidentally　refer　to　the　　friendship　with　which　Stevenson　had　for　so　many　years　honoured　me。　　　This　is　a　copy　of　the　letter　received　in　reply：
  〃38　BERKELEY　SQUARE；　W。；　17th　DECEMBER　1896。
  〃DEAR　SIR；　…　I　am　much　obliged　for　your　letter；　and　can　only　state　　that　the　name　of　Thoreau　was　not　mentioned　by　Stevenson　himself；　　and　therefore　I　could　not　cite　it　in　my　quotation。
  〃With　regard　to　the　style　of　Stevenson's　later　works；　I　am　inclined　　to　agree　with　you。…Believe　me；　yours　very　faithfully；　ROSEBERY。　〃Dr　ALEXANDER　H。　JAPP。〃
  This　I　at　once　replied　to　as　follows：
  〃NATIONAL　LIBERAL　CLUB；　WHITEHALL。　　PLACE；　S。W。；　19TH　DECEMBER　1896。
  〃MY　LORD；　…　It　is　true　R。　L。　Stevenson　did　not　refer　to　Thoreau　in　　the　passage　to　which　you　allude；　for　the　good　reason　that　he　could　　not；　since　he　did　not　know　Thoreau　till　after　it　was　written；　but　　if　you　will　oblige　me　and　be　so　good　as　to　turn　to　p。　xix。　of　　Preface；　BY　WAY　OF　CRITICISM；　to　FAMILIAR　STUDIES　OF　MEN　AND　BOOKS　　you　will　read：
  〃'Upon　me　this　pure；　narrow；　sunnily…ascetic　Thoreau　had　exercised　　a　wondrous　charm。　　I　HAVE　SCARCE　WRITTEN　TEN　SENTENCES　SINCE　I　WAS　　INTRODUCED　TO　HIM；　BUT　HIS　INFLUENCE　MIGHT　BE　SOMEWHERE　DETECTED　BY　　A　CLOSE　OBSERVER。'
  〃It　is　very　detectable　in　many　passages　of　nature…description　and　　of　reflection。　　I　write；　my　Lord；　merely　that；　in　case　opportunity　　should　arise；　you　might　notice　this　fact。　　I　am　sure　R。　L。　　Stevenson　would　have　liked　it　recognised。　…　I　remain；　my　Lord；　　always　yours　faithfully；　etc。；
  ALEXANDER　H。　JAPP。〃
  In　reply　to　this　Lord　Rosebery　sent　me　only　the　most　formal　　acknowledgment；　not　in　the　least　encouraging　me　in　any　way　to　　further　aid　him　in　the　matter　with　regard　to　suggestions　of　any　　kind；　so　that　I　was　helpless　to　press　on　his　lordship　the　need　for　　some　corrections　on　other　points　which　I　would　most　willingly　have　　tendered　to　him　had　he　shown　himself　inclined　or　ready　to　receive　　them。
  I　might　also　have　referred　Lord　Rosebery　to　the　article　in　THE　　BRITISH　WEEKLY　（1887）；　〃Books　that　have　Influenced　Me；〃　where；　　after　having　spoken　of　Shakespeare；　the　VICOMTE　DE　BRAGELONNE；　　Bunyan；　Montaigne；　Goethe；　Martial；　Marcus　Aurelius's　MEDITATIONS；　　and　Wordsworth；　he　proceeds：
  〃I　suppose；　when　I　am　done；　I　shall　find　that　I　have　forgotten　much　　that　is　influential；　as　I　see　already　I　have　forgotten　Thoreau。〃
  I　need　but　to　add　to　what　has　been　said　already　that；　had　Lord　　Rosebery　written　and　told　me　the　result　of　his　references　and　　encouraged　me　to　such　an　exercise；　I　should　by…and…by　have　been　　very　pleased　to　point　out　to　him　that　he　blundered；　proving　himself　　no　master　in　Burns'　literature；　precisely　as　Mr　Henley　blundered　　about　Burns'　ancestry；　when　he　gives　confirmation　to　the　idea　that　　Burns　came　of　a　race　of　peasants　on　both　sides；　and　was　himself　　nothing　but　a　peasant。
  When　the　opportunity　came　to　correct　such　blunders；　corrections　　which　I　had　even　implored　him　to　make；　Lord　Rosebery　（who　by　　several　London　papers　had　been　spoken　of　as　〃knowing　more　than　all　　the　experts　about　all　his　themes〃）；　that　is；　when　his　volume　was　　being　prepared　for　press；　did　not　act　on　my　good　advice　given　him　　〃FREE；　GRATIS；　FOR　NOTHING〃；　no；　he　contented　himself　with　simply　　slicing　out　columns　from　the　TIMES；　or　allowing　another　man　to　do　　so　for　him；　and　reprinting　them　LITERATIM　ET　VERBATIM；　all　　imperfect　and　misleading；　as　they　stood。　　SCRIPTA　MANET　alas！　only　　too　truly　exemplified　to　his　disadvantage。　　But　with　that　note　of　　mine　in　his　hand；　protesting　against　an　ominous　and　fatal　omission　　as　regards　the　confessed　influences　that　had　operated　on　Stevenson；　　he　goes　on；　or　allows　Mr　Geake　to　go　on；　quite　as　though　he　had　　verified　matters　and　found　that　I　was　wrong　as　regards　the　facts　on　　which　I　based　my　appeal　to　him　for　recognition　of　Thoreau　as　having　　influenced　Stevenson　in　style。　　Had　he　attended　to　correcting　his　　serious　errors　about　Stevenson；　and　some　at　least　of　those　about　　Burns；　thus　adding；　say；　a　dozen　or　twenty　pages　to　his　book　wholly　　fresh　and　new　and　accurate；　then　the　TIMES　could　not　have　got；　even　　if　it　had　sought；　an　injunction　against　his　publishers　and　him；　and　　there　would　have　been　no　necessity　that　he　should　pad　out　other　and　　later　speeches　by　just　a　little　whining　over　what　was　entirely　due　　to　his　own　disregard　of　good　advice；　his　own　neglect　…　his　own　　fault　…　a　neglect　and　a　fault　showing　determination　not　to　revise　　where　revision　in　justice　to　his　subject's　own　free　and　frank　　acknowledgments　made　it　most　essential　and　necessary。
  Mr　Justice　North　gave　his　decision　against　Lord　Rosebery　and　his　　publishers；　while　the　Lords　of　Appeal　went　in　his　favour；　but　the　　House　of　Lords　reaffirmed　the　decision　of　Mr　Justice　North　and　　granted　a　perpetual　injunction　against　this　book。　　The　copyright　in　　his　speech　is　Lord　Rosebery's；　but　the　copyright　in　the　TIMES'　　report　is　the　TIMES'。　　You　see　one　of　the　ideas　underlying　the　law　　is　that　no　manner　of　speech　is　quite　perfect　as　the　man　speaks　it；　　or　is　beyond　revision；　improvement；　or　extension；　and；　if　there　is　　but　one　VERBATIM　report；　as　was　the　case　of　some　of　these　speeches　　and　addresses；　then　it　is　incumbent　on　the　author；　if　he　wishes　to　　preserve　his　copyright；　to　revise　and　correct　his　speeches　and　　addresses；　so　as　to　make　them　at　least　in　details　so　far　differ　　from　the　reported　form。　　This　thing　ought　Lord　Rosebery　to　have　　done；　on　ethical　and　literary　GROUNDS；　not　to　speak　of　legal　and　　self…interested　grounds；　and　I；　for　one；　who　from　the　first　held　　exactly　the　view　the　House　of　Lords　has　affirmed；　do　confess　that　I　　have　no　sympathy　for　Lord　Rosebery；　since　he　had　before　him　the　　suggestion　and　the　materials　for　as　substantial　alterations　and　　additions　from　my　own　hands；　with　as　much　more　for　other　portions　　of　his　book；　had　he　informed　me　of　his　appreciation；　as　would　have　　saved　him　and　his　book　from　such　a　sadly　ironical　fate　as　has　　overtaken　him　and　it