第9部分(第3/5 頁)

ne　sees　their　little　brown　children　jumping　about　stark�naked；　and　the　bigger　ones　dancing　with　castanets；　while　others　play　on　the　cymbal　to　them。　Your　maps　will　show　you　the　situation　of　Naples；　it　is　on　the　most　lovely　bay　in　the　world；　and　one　of　the　calmest　seas：　it　has　many　other　beauties　besides　those　of　nature。　We　have　spent　two　days　in　visiting　the　remarkable　places　in　the　country　round　it；　such　as　the　bay　of　Baya，　and　its　remains　of　antiquity；　the　lake　Avernus；　and　the　Solfatara；　Charon's　grotto；　etc。，　We　have　been　in　the　Sybil's　cave　and　many　other　strange　holes　under　ground　（I　only　name　them　because　you　may　consult　Sandy's　travels）；　but　the　strangest　hole　I　ever　was　in；　has　been　today　at　a　place　called　Portici；　where　his　Sicilian　Majesty　has　a　country�seat。　About　a　year　ago；　as　they　were　digging；　they　discovered　some　parts　of　ancient　buildings　above　thirty　feet　deep　in　the　ground：　Curiosity　led　them　on；　and　they　have　been　digging　ever　since；　the　passage　they　have　made；　with　all　its　turnings　and　windings；　is　now　more　than　a　mile　long。　As　you　walk　you　see　parts　of　an　amphitheatre；　many　houses　adorned　with　marble　columns；　and　incrusted　with　the　same　the　front　of　a　temple；　several　arched　vaults　of　rooms　painted　in　fresco。　Some　pieces　of　painting　have　been　taken　out　from　hence　finer　than　any　thing　of　the　kind　before　discovered；　and　with　these　the　king　has　adorned　his　palace；　also　a　number　of　statues；　medals；　and　gems；　and　more　are　dug　out　every　day。　This　is　known　to　be　a　Roman　town；　that　in　the　emperor　Titus's　time　was　over�whelmed　by　a　furious　eruption　of　Mount　Vesuvius；　which　is　hard　by。　The　wood　and　beams　remain　so　perfect　that　you　may　see　the　grain！　but　burnt　to　a　coal；　and　dropping　into　dust　upon　the　least　touch。　We　were　today　at　the　foot　of　that　mountain；　w