"The Dog of Pompeii": Bimbo Does Not Return to the City

In Louis Untermeyer's short story "The Dog of Pompeii", Bimbo does not return to Pompeii after escaping the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

After guiding his blind master, Tito, to safety, Bimbo flees the falling ash and pumice. The story ends with Bimbo living peacefully in a Roman garden outside the destroyed city, remembering Tito but never going back. The tragedy underscores loyalty, survival, and the finality of Pompeii's destruction.