The children were interested in some slates and slate pencils
"And here are jars of apricots and olives which were put up nearly two thousand years ago. I wonder how they would taste now."
"I am glad I don't have to eat them," said Molly. "But when are we going to Pompeii to see where all these things were found, father?"
"We will go to-morrow, if you like," said her father. "But I am hungry now, and Pietro is waiting outside to take us back to the hotel."
"We are all hungry, and I guess we are all tired, too. I know I am," said May.
As the little party drove back through the busy streets they were not too tired to enjoy the sights around them.
"I believe half the people of Naples live out of doors," said Molly. "See, there is a shoemaker working at his bench right on the sidewalk. And look at that tailor, sitting by his shop door, sewing as fast as he can sew."
"Do you know what that man on the corner is doing?" asked Pietro.
"He is writing," said May.