Part 21 (1/2)

”Well, yes,” said Clive, ”I've got a few, I believe; but they really don't a in particular”

”O, no, not at all,” said the Italian; ”dey don't aovairement haf made de law dat no pairson will take no stone, nor steek, nor relique, nor bone, nor souvenir, froeef dem all oop”

”Why? They're only two or three,” pleaded David, in a heartbroken voice

”So, dat is eet Look you Eet ees de law O, yais I cannot help

Everybody will take two or tree Very well Ten tousand, twenty tousand, hundred tousand come here every year, and all take away hundred tousand pocket full Ah, ha! See you? What den? Why, den all Poreat shaif dem all oop into my hand”

David and Clive remonstrated most vehemently, but the official was obdurate He pleaded the law He insisted on the full restoration of everything

So the two lads began to disgorge, with the following result:--

1 piece of brick from the Sidewalk

1 bit of stone, Street

1 stucco, Basilica

1 do Temple Venus

1 do Forum

1 do Temple Jupiter

1 bit of stone, Public Bakery

1 do Sentry box

1 do Wall

1 do Gateway

1 do Street Tombs

1 do Villa Diomede

1 do do

1 bone, Sepulchre

1 do do

1 package dust, do

1 do Villa Sallust

1 do do

1 pebble, Eating House

1 do House of Dioscuri

1 bit of plaster, Pantheon

1 do Teic Theatre