Beth couldn't drink her tea, for tiny black atoms fell through the air and floated upon the surface of the liquid.

Louise retired to her stateroom with a headache, and found her white serge gown peppered with particles of lava dust which had fallen from the skies.
The pilot guided the ship cautiously past Capri and into the bay.

The air was now black with volcanic dross and a gloom as of midnight surrounded them on every side.

The shore, the mountain and the water of the bay itself were alike invisible..