And, Jim"--looking all round him and lowering his voice to a whisper--"I'm rich."

More from Robert Louis Stevenson

• For God's sake, give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself.
• Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.
• Our business in this world is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.
• To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour.