"Still, I do not like the idea of losing the Lido." After the meal was over Francis rose, and asked Matteo to accompany him on a stroll along the cliffs, Giuseppi as usual following them.

They walked along until they rounded the head of the bay, and were able to look along the coast for some distance.

It was steep and rocky, and worn into a number of slight indentations.

In one of these rose a ledge of rocks at a very short distance from the shore.
"How much further are we going, Francis ?" Matteo said when they had walked a couple of miles.
"About a quarter of a mile, Matteo.

I want to examine that ledge of rocks we saw from the first point." "What on earth do you want to look at them for, Francis?
You certainly are the most curious fellow I ever met.