theactionwasexactlythatofonewhowassaying，\"Idon\'tparticularlywantitmyself，butI\'mnotgoingtoletyouhaveit。\"
Presentlysomecacciatoricamewithapoodle-dog。Theyexplainedtousthatthoughthepoodlewas\"atrulyhuntingdog，\"hewouldnottouchthesparrows，whichtodohimjusticehedidnot。Therewasatamejayalso，likethesparrowsgoingaboutloose，but，likethem，awarewhenhewaswelloff。
Afterdinnerwewentuptothecastle，whichIhavenowvisitedoffandonformanyyears，andlikealwaysbetterandbettereachtimeIgothere。Iknownoplacecomparabletoitinitsownway。I
knownoplacesopathetic，andyetsoimpressive，initsdecay。Itisnotaruin——allruinsarefrauds——itisonlydecayed。ItisakindofStokesayorIghthamMote，betterpreservedthanthefirst，andlessfurnishedthanthesecond，butonagranderscalethaneither，andsetinincomparablyfinersurroundings。Thepathtowardsitpassesthechurch，whichhasbeenspoiled。OutsidethistherearepartsofoldRomancolumnsfromsometemple，stuckintheground；insidearetwostatuescalledSt。PeterandSt。Paul，butevidentlyeffigiesofsomemagistratesintheRomantimes。Ifthetravellerlikestocontinuetheroadpastthechurchforthree-
quartersofamileorso，hewillgetafineviewofthecastle，andifhegoesuptothelittlechapelofS。Quiricoonthetopofthehillonhisrighthand，hewilllookdownuponitanduponArona。Wewillsuppose，however，thathegoesstraightforthecastleitself；everymomentasheapproachesit，itwillseemfinerandfiner；presentlyhewillturnintoavineyardonhisleft，andatoncebegintoclimb。