Rollo in Naples . it of Vesuvius was seen,with dense volumes of white smoke ascendingfrom one of the peaks. The children, too, couldlook from where they stood far out over the bay,and see the ships and steamers in the offing, andgreat numbers of small boats plying to and fronearer the shore. Rollo had an opera glass in his hand, which heused as a spy-glass. He let Rosie look throughthis glass at the mountain, so that she might seethe smoke coming out more distinctly. With theglass, besides the general column of vapor, shecould discern several places, near the summit,where small, separate puffs
Rollo in Naples . it of Vesuvius was seen,with dense volumes of white smoke ascendingfrom one of the peaks. The children, too, couldlook from where they stood far out over the bay,and see the ships and steamers in the offing, andgreat numbers of small boats plying to and fronearer the shore. Rollo had an opera glass in his hand, which heused as a spy-glass. He let Rosie look throughthis glass at the mountain, so that she might seethe smoke coming out more distinctly. With theglass, besides the general column of vapor, shecould discern several places, near the summit,where small, separate puffs of smoke were is-suing. Farther down the mountain, Rollo directed herattention to a white building, which was seen very Situation of Naples. 87 The Hermitage seen through the opera glass. distinctly in the rays of the setting sun. Thisbuilding, he said, must be the Hermitage. How do you know it is the Hermitage?asked Rosie. I know by the situation of it, said Rollo. Look through the glass and you will see that it. VIEW THROUGH THE GLASS. is the highest house on the mountain side. Be-sides, it stands on the end of a ridge or spur,projecting from the mountain, just as I know theHermitage does, with a deep valley on each sideof it. 88 Rollo in Naples. The children make various observations. I should have thought that they would havebuilt it in one of the valleys, said Rosie. Itwould have been more sheltered then from thewind. No, said Rollo. That would not havebeen a good plan at all, for then it would havebeen in the track of the streams of lava. Thelava comes down through the valleys. I can see the zigzag road leading up to theHermitage, said Rosie. Yes, replied Rollo ; and I think it probablewe could see people going up or coming down,if there were any there now. I mean to watch, said Rosie. Rosie watched, but she did not see any thingmoving. The truth was, that the people who hadbeen up that day had all come down. They usu-ally come down early in the afternoon. And yetparties
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