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CHAPTER XII
THE BAY OF NAPLES
OF course the Norvells were very anxious to see not only Naples, but also Pompeii, and as much of the surrounding country as possible.
"As I've lived hereabouts for ages," said Cynthia, on being urged to join the party, "I think that I shall stay peacefully on board with Fen and paint the lovely, lovely sea."
So they went without her.
Fen was very much interested in Auntie's preparations for sketching. She let him squeeze delightful spirals of color from fat tubes, and then stationed herself at some distance from him, apparently to paint the bay.
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