The fourth body is that of a man, a sort of colossus. He lay upon his back so as to die bravely; his arms and his limbs are straight and rigid. His clothing is very clearly defined, the greaves visible and fitting closely; his sandals laced at the feet, and one of them pierced by the toe, the nails in the soles distinct; the stomach naked and swollen like those of the other bodies, perhaps by the effect of the water, which has kneaded the ashes. He wears an iron ring on the bone of one finger; his mouth is open, and some of his teeth are missing; his nose and his cheeks stand out promimently; his eyes and his hair have disappeared, but the moustache still clings. There is something martial and resolute about this fine corpse. After the women who did not want to die, we see this man, fearless in the midst of the ruins that are crushing him--_impavidum ferient ruinæ_. I stop here, for Pompeii itself can offer nothing that approaches this palpitating drama. It is violent death, with all its supreme tortures,--death that suffers and struggles,--taken in the very act, after the lapse of eighteen centuries. ITINERARY. AN ITINERARY. In order to render my work less lengthy and less confused, as well as easier to read, I have grouped together the curiosities of Pompeii, according to their importance and their purport, in different chapters. I shall now mark out an itinerary, wherein they will be classed in the order in which they present themselves to the traveller, and I shall place after each street and each edifice the indication of the chapter in which I have described or named it in my work. In approaching Pompeii by the usual entrance, which is the nearest to the railroad, it would be well to go directly to the Forum. See Chap. II. The monuments of the Forum are as follows. I have _italicized_ the most curious: _The Basilica_. See Chap. II. _The Temple of Venus_. " The Curia, or Council Hall. " _The Edifice, or Eumachia_. " The Temple of Mercury. " _The Temple of Jupiter_. " The Senate Chamber. " The Pantheon. " From the Forum, you will go toward the north, passing by the Arch of Triumph; visit the _Temple of Fortune_ (see Chap. VI.), and stop at the Thermæ (see Chap. V.). On leaving the Thermæ, pass through the entire north-west of the city, that is to say, the space comprised between the streets of Fortune and of the Thermæ and the walls. In this space are comprised the following edifices: _The House of Pansa_. See Chap. VI. _The House of the Tragic Poet_. Chap. VII. _The Fullonica_. Chap. III. _The Mosaic Fountains_. Chap. VII. _The House of Adonis_. Chap. VII. The House of Apollo. The House of Meleager. The House of the Centaur. _The House of Castor and Pollux_. Chap. VII. The House of the Anchor. The House of Polybius. The House of the Academy of Music. _The Bakery_. See Chap. III.