railroad that runs along the coast, and passes very near Pompeii."

"I think we had better take a carriage," said Mrs. Gray, "because a
carriage will take us and leave us wherever we wish. There will be more
changes if we go by the railroad, and we should need to speak more."

It was finally agreed that the party should go, and Rollo and Josie were
to have a carriage ready at nine o'clock the next morning. They were all
to breakfast at eight o'clock.

Now it happens there is no difficulty in getting a carriage at Naples.
The streets are full of them. They are very pretty carriages too, as
they are seen standing in pleasant weather, with the tops turned back,
showing the soft cushions on the seats that look so inviting. The
coachmen who drive these carriages are very eager to get customers. They
watch at the doors of the hotels, and every where, indeed, along the
streets, and whenever they see a lady and gentleman coming, they drive
forward to meet them, and call out to offer them the carriage; and
sometimes they go along for some distance by the side of the strangers,
trying to induce them to get in.

Some of these carriages have two horses, and contain a front and a back
seat. Others have only one horse, and only a back seat; but they all
look very nice and tidy, and the price to be paid for them is quite low.

The party all breakfasted together the next morning, and they went down
into the dining room for their breakfast, instead of taking it in Mrs.
Gray's room. They did this at the request of the boys, who said it was
more amusing to go into the public room and see the different parties
that came in for early breakfasts, and hear them talk, in various
languages, of the different excursions that they are going to make that
day.

At about a quarter before nine, Rollo and Josie went out to look for a
carriage. Rollo stopped at the office of the hotel in going out, and
inquired of the secretary how much ought to be paid for a carriage with
two horses to go to Pompeii. The secretary told him three dollars.

He and Josie then went out into the street. There was a long row of
carriages, some with two horses and some with one, standing in the
middle of the street opposite to the hotel. The coachmen of all these
carriages, as soon as they saw the boys come out, began immediately to
call out to them, and crack their whips, and make other such
demonstrations to attract their attention.

"Now," said Rollo to Josie, "we