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 HER NAME IS AS A WORD OF OLD ROMANCE—1875

This rondeau may very possibly have been written by Stevenson with Mrs. Sitwell in mind. That talented woman, who later became the wife of Sidney Colvin, one of the nearest and most loyal of all of Stevenson's friends, was long the recipient of Stevenson's confidences, and among the persons whom he most admired.

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