[223] From Landor’s Gebir: the line refers to Napoleon Bonaparte.
[263] Fair copy of some of the Child’s Garden verses.
[269] Silverado Squatters.
[289] The well-known Scottish landscape painter, who had been a friend of Stevenson’s in youth.
[290] Croûtes: crude studies or daubs from nature.
[303] A favourite Skye terrier. Mr. Stevenson was a great lover of dogs.
[318] The essay so called. See Memories and Portraits.
[330] Of Sophocles.
[337] Cough.
[338] Loose talk.