It would be different at home." "Well, the best thing to do is to grin and bear it, and forget the unpleasant incident as soon as possible," said Uncle John.

"I feel as if I'd had my pocket picked by my best friend, but it isn't nearly as disgraceful as being obliged to assist the thief by paying ransom money.

The loss amounts to nothing to either of us, and such treachery, thank goodness, is rare in the world.

We can't afford to let the thing make us unhappy, my friends; so cheer up, all of you, and don't dwell upon it any more than you can help." They left Syracuse a rather solemn group, in spite of this wise advice, and journeyed back to Naples and thence to Rome.

There was much to see here, and they saw it so energetically that when they boarded the train for Florence they were all fagged out and could remember nothing clearly except the Coliseum and the Baths of Carracalla.
Florence was just now a bower of roses and very beautiful.