rvant out of every
penny which she had saved from her wages, and had endeavoured likewise to
obtain what money she herself had, but in vain. With respect to myself,
the fellow shortly after made an attempt towards obtaining a hundred
crowns, of which, by some means, he knew me to be in possession, telling
me what a meritorious thing it was to give one's superfluities for the
purposes of religion. 'That is true,' said I, 'and if, after my return
to my native country, I find I have anything which I don't want myself, I
will employ it in helping to build a Methodist chapel.'

"By the time that the three months were expired for which we had hired
the palace of the needy Prince, the old governor began to talk of
returning to England, at least of leaving Italy. I believe he had become
frightened at the calls which were continually being made upon him for
money; for after all, you know, if there is a sensitive part of a man's
wearing apparel it is his breeches pocket; but the young ladies could not
think of leaving dear Italy and the dear priest; and then they had seen
nothing of the country, they had only seen Naples; before leaving dear
Italia they must see more of the country and the cities; above all, they
must see a place which they called the Eternal City, or by some similar
nonsensical name; and they persisted so that the poor governor permitted
them, as usual, to have their way; and it was decided what route they
should take, that is, the priest was kind enough to decide for them; and
was also kind enough to promise to go with them part of the route, as far
as a place where there was a wonderful figure of Holy Mary, which the
priest said it was highly necessary for them to see before visiting the
Eternal City; so we left Naples in hired carriages, driven by fellows
they call veturini, cheating drunken dogs, I remember they were. Besides
our own family, there was the priest and his subordinate, and a couple of
hired lackeys. We were several days upon the journey, travelling through
a very wild country, which the ladies pretended to be delighted with, and
which the governor cursed on account of the badness of the roads; and
when we came to any particularly wild spot we used to stop, in order to
enjoy the scenery, as the ladies said; and then we would spread a
horse-cloth on the ground, and eat bread and cheese, and drink wine of
the country. And some of the holes and corner in which we bivouacked, as
the ladies call