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TheLastDaysofPompeii

庞贝城的末日;Beforethevolcaniceruption;Duringthevolcaniceruption;Afterthevolcaniceruption;EdwardBulwer-Lytton(1803–1873)wasatalentedBritishwriterwholefthismarkontheEnglishlanguage.HisclassicnovelTheLastDaysofPompeiiimagineslifeintheancientRomancityofPompeiiintheyear79,whenMountVesuviuserupted.ThisterriblenaturaldisasterdestroyedPompeiicompletely,butitalsokepttheancientcityasitwasforfutureages.Since1748,Pompeiihasbeensystematicallyunearthed.Todayitisaninternationaltouristdestination.;PompeiiwasatypicalRomancity.Initslittleshops,itstinypalaces,itsforum,itswinebars,itstheatre—intheenergyandskillofitspeople,yousawamodelofthewholeRomanEmpire.Tradingshipsbringingimportstothecityorcarryingexportsoverseas,alongwithgoldenpleasureboatsfortherich,werecrowdedtogetherintheglassywateroftheport.Theboatsofthefishermenmovedrapidlyinalldirections.;Aboveall,thecloud-cappedtopofMountVesuviusappeared.Itsashyrocks,nowdark,nowlight,toldastoryofpasteruptionsthatmighthavewarnedthecitywhatwastocome!;Theawfulnightrolledslowlyaway,andthedawngreylybrokeonTHELASTDAYOFPOMPEII!Thecrowdlookedupwards,andsaw,withunspeakablefear,ahugecloudshootingfromthetopofthevolcano.Ittooktheformofahugetree:thetrunk,blackness,thebranches,fire!Thisfiremovedandchangedincolourwitheverymoment:nowitwaswildlybright,nowofapaleanddyingred,andnowagainitburntwithanunbearablelight!;Thecriesofwomenbrokeout;themenlookedateachother,butweresilent.Atthatmoment,theyfelttheearthshakingbeneaththeirfeet;beyondinthedistance,theyheardthecrashoffallingroofs.Amomentlater,themountain-cloudseemedtorolltowardsthem,darkandrapid,likeariver;atthesame