. The spell of Italy. lly proposing the studio to my intrepid Filia,for the night, if we thought we could possibly put upwith such improvised accomodation; there was nota bedroom free in the house. We thought it possible! A little later, having par-taken of what seemed to us celestial fare in ourfamished condition, we were taken to the studio, andfound it large and lofty as a chapel and luxurious to adegree with sundry big divans. I have never beenable to recall clearly the incidents of that evening,but in the morning we both awoke renewed in vigour,much inclined to laugh over our perils of th
. The spell of Italy. lly proposing the studio to my intrepid Filia,for the night, if we thought we could possibly put upwith such improvised accomodation; there was nota bedroom free in the house. We thought it possible! A little later, having par-taken of what seemed to us celestial fare in ourfamished condition, we were taken to the studio, andfound it large and lofty as a chapel and luxurious to adegree with sundry big divans. I have never beenable to recall clearly the incidents of that evening,but in the morning we both awoke renewed in vigour,much inclined to laugh over our perils of the pre-ceding night. Colours seen by candle lightDo not look the same by day. We came down to breakfast on the terrace of anexquisite garden in view of marvellous cHffs and aturquoise sea, from which the salt wind blew pureand sweet. Mrs. N — welcomed us as if we had beenold friends. What is better, we soon were. Begun ingloom and dread, our sojourn in Capri was trans-formed in the hours of that May morning to an ex-. Balcony Days 63 perience of incomparable delight. To return to thesweet and peaceful companionship and atmosphere ofVilla Cercola and there abide has become the dreamwithin the dream. If I do not describe the island, the Blue Grotto,the Timberio, the vineyards, the cliffs, the sea,the drive to Anacapri, it is because the guide-bookwill enumerate them, and their beauty no one canever know until his day of visitation comes. And I must save some space for Sorrento and theSalernian Gulf! From Capri we took an early morning were bound for Sorrento, and yet we quietly re-mained on the boat when she made the Sorrentolanding, and were carried on to Castellamare. Wechose to approach by land, by the far-famed roadabove the bay to traverse those matchless ten milesbetween Castellamare and Sorrento, matchless thatis until one drives on to Amalfi and on thence againto Vietri. This drive was our first long land excursion and arevelation of incredible beauty, the roa
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