To-day the whole country around the foot of the mountain is thickly
populated, and towns and villages stand on the slopes of Vesuvius as
if there were no danger of his ever breaking out again.
And Naples itself is a great, flourishing city with big factories, and
a busy seaport where ships of every nation congregate.
And last, but not least, it has its Boy Scouts.
They are Italian boys, but they dress and work just the same as their
British brothers. They have done a lot of camping out, and are all
very good at cooking their grub. And also they do a bit of sea
scouting in the splendid harbour and bay of Naples.