To return to “The World’s Desire。” This work also came out in due course； and was violently attacked： so I gather from Lang’s letters； for I have none of the reviews。 All that I remember about them is the effort of its assailants to discriminate between that part of the work which was written by Lang and that part which was written by myself — an effort； I may add； that invariably failed。 However； all these things have long gone by； and the book remains and — is read； by some with enthusiasm。
Here is another note from Lang from Scotland； headed Ravensheugh； Selkirk； Friday。
Stevenson says he is “thrilled and chilled” by Meriamun。 He thinks much of it “too steep；” bars Od（ysseus） killing so many enemies — exactly what Longinus says of Homer — and fears Meriamun is likely to play down Helen。 He is kind enough to say “the style is all right；” and adds a poem on Odysseus。 I’ll send you the letter presently。
I suppose that Lang did send this letter； and that I returned it to him。 I believe that subsequently he lost both the letter and the poem。 Luckily； however； I took the trouble to keep a copy of the latter； and here it is。
1。
Awdawcious Odyshes；
Your conduc’ is vicious；
Your tale is suspicious
？？？An’ queer。
Ye ancient sea…roamer；
Ye dour auld beach…ber；
Frae Haggard to Homer
？？？Ye veer。
2。
Sic veerin’ and steerin’！
What port are ye neerin’
As frae Egypt to Erin