“There's one other thing,” said he. “If you think Forbes means business
tell him at the first opportunity that I am an ex-convict, and let me
know how he takes it. We must be fair to him.”
“Leave it to me.”
“We'll take them down to Naples with the motor-car soon,” said Norris.
“Vesuvius is active again, and we must see her in eruption.” He did not
suspect that another Vesuvius was beginning to quake beneath us, and I
did not have the heart to speak of it. I hoped that I could serve as a
shock-absorber in the new eruption and save him any worry.