It's nothing to ride behind a carriage for several hours, and 'feast' one's self on a pretty girl's looks! But go on, old man." "Oh, I managed it without giving offense.

You see, there was such a beastly lot of pigs, peasants, cows, dirty children, lazaroni, and all that sort of thing, that it was simply impossible to go any faster; so you see I was compelled to ride behind.

Sometimes, indeed, I fell a good distance back." "And then caught up again to resume the 'feast ?'" "Well--yes." "But I don't see what this has to do with your going to Vesuvius." "It has every thing to do.

You see, I started without any fixed purpose, and after I saw this carriage, I kept on insensibly after it." "Oh, I see--yes.

By Jove!" "And they drove up as far as they could." "Yes ?" "And I followed.