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And I -- will if he do n't come soon . '' He did not come in time for the next day 's pleasure-party ; so the young ladies had only Mr. St. Leger and Mr. Thayer to accompany them . Mrs. Copley `` went on no such tramps , '' she said ; and Mrs. Thayer avowed she was tired of them . The expedition took all day , for they went early and came back late , to avoid the central heat of midday . It was an extremely beautiful little journey ; the road commanding a long series of magnificent views , almost from their first setting out . They went on donkeys , which was a favourite way with Dolly ; at Massa they stopped for a cup of coffee ; they climbed Monte San Costanzo ; interviewed the hermit and enjoyed the prospect ; and finally settled themselves for as pleasant a rest as possible among the myrtles on the solitary point of the coast . From here their eyes had a constant regale .