All that remained was to climb the steep edge of the vent. For an hour Fhal I was angry, into which my donkey sank knee-deep; Finally, it was necessary to leave him and walk on the rocks, on the ice, between the abysses. I admit, I have neither strength nor spirit! I felt that at the age of 63 such an enterprise exceeded the capabilities of a person, and therefore decided to return the same way. However, I have nothing more. and I couldn’t see it. Would you like to see how the smoke comes out of the vent? Dayai had seen him without it. I can only say that it was true on the crater of Etna. But I leave this boast to travelers younger than me. I want to boast about what I couldn’t see.
Then Cornille offered to take me on a road unknown, as he said, to no one except him. We gained more than thirty miles, and could have reached Taormina itself, passing Catana. Katansvy guide, rgaiso a55e, having received his payment, agreed to return home alone. All that remained was to deal with the owner of the mules and horses; but this one became stubborn, saying that it would be an extra journey for him and the mules from Taormiia to Katana. I offered him double payment for this; he resisted. Cornille looked askance, and suddenly approached him and shouted menacingly: aphaeee! (go), and the stubborn cab driver took off his slip, scratched his head, looked from under his forehead at the brave man, and said: Bebe, good. Then Kornilmuo, turning to his comrades, told them: Reg 40, And yazpog. rtpare e un rgare Rioto; in our opinion, this would mean: well, really, the prince is great!
At first we took the same road and reached the cave in which we spent the night. Kornil1o, Khavniy in front, swortil vlfvo; the cab driver crossed himself. Soon we entered a dense forest, where a path was barely visible, and we made our way along it in single file; but Kornilyuo, apparently, 49+ knew the road firmly, turned now to the right, then head on, shouted to Ben at the top of his lungs, and seemed very cheerful. We Bhali soon, because the road was almost all downhill. Suddenly the web stopped. I saw that we were on the edge of a terrible ravine, and Cornille was wondering how to cross it. I asked: Where is the road? “He pointed his finger at a tall oak tree on the other side of the ravine, and I immediately jumped off the donkey and began crawling down, leading my stupid bucephalus with me. At first he was very stubborn, but finally he slid down, one might say, on only his front legs. My comrades followed my example. New difficulty! How to climb to the other side of the ravine? They looked for funds for a long time, and went on a dare. Sticking to the oblique line, we climbed the mountain; and then we drove another skorfa, so that at about five o’clock we arrived safely in Taormina. There, having paid the Catanian cab driver and changed the horses, I arrived at midnight in Messina.
The next day, early, Cornil10 came to me, gave an account of my money, and announced that the ship was leaving for Naples that same day. I was delighted with this gift, and, in addition to the appointed payment, gave Cornillo the remaining two napoleons from his expenses. He was so delighted with my unexpected generosity that he rushed to hug me. Uegatetze, | og reas:re e po btao4 Viosho! What a great man!
I arranged my affairs and prepared to leave. At four o'clock in the afternoon I was already on the ship; We weighed anchor, and with a balmy wind we left the Messinian pier.
END OF VOLUME ONE.
CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
countries Gllva TG. Get out of Moscow. — Podolsk, Serpukhov, Tula, Mtsensk. — Beet and sugar factory. —
Ore:,—Vursk. - Mirage.... And Talva I. Prym. — Midday coast of Crimea. - Goodbye! I'm with old friends.