only write about what a beautiful place we live in and how brave the Italians are.

 I will
 I will. sometimes it stopped. I decided to go on upstairs.Savoia. He had been in the war in Libya and wore two woundstripes. I had it in the car. No. when you knew that that was all there was. father. I said. Yes. I thought I was coming back. Perhaps we should have a drink. stupid from inexperience.Bersaglieri.

 In the dark it was like summer lightning.I am sorry. and then a drink of the wine.Jesus Christ. Thats all over for a while. the water clear. I kissed both her shut eyes. This was a joke. I was riding in the first car and as we passed the entry to the British hospital I told the driver to stop. He lived in Udine and came out in this way nearly every day to see how things were going. We will convert him. Its only the ambulance. He had written to his father that I was coming and they had made preparations. Still I would probably have been killed. looking for cuts or stone bruises.

 Please. Well crack in France. baby. Priest not happy. Listen. But its a rotten game. But its very beautiful. Passini was dead.Tenente. I shouted to the driver. the broken houses of the little town that was to be taken. Maybe he was too goodlooking to be a. I helped the soldier with the rupture up on the seat with us. Macedonias.I know how you talk.

 father.I was away for two days at the posts. she said. Tell me really what was the best. Those postcards would be very fine in America; strange and mysterious. They say if you can prove you did any heroic act you can get the silver. the major said.It is probably to draw attention from where the real attack will be. Thats all over for a while. But the Italians had crossed and spread out a little way on the far side to hold about a mile and a half on the Austrian side of the river. baby. I believe we should get the war over. the old bridge where the railway crossed to the other side and across.He should go to Palermo. poured out into the glass held with the same hand; after this course.

 I could have given him that anyway. I have to go. I helped him down. warmed from the sun on the wall. There were some British batteries up with the third army. You like herNo.Dont go. It was quiet for a moment still. I went on home. Somebody was singing. but it was not Catherine. They will love you like a son. far below. It was all right with me. There were racks of rockets standing to be touched off to call for help from the artillery or to signal with if the telephone wires were cut.

 she said. I opened the capsule and spilled him out into my hand. Im sorry. There was a great splashing and I saw the star shells go up and burst and float whitely and rockets going up and heard the bombs. It was a nuisance to have them there but it was a comfort that they were no bigger. baby. New girls never been to the front before. But I do with you. she said. I looked back and saw the three cars all climbing. holding the cheese. Not in the auto ambulance. He opened his trunk and took out a bottle. When he stopped swishing and fell asleep they came down and I blew them away and finally covered my face with my hands and slept too. Jesus Christ.

 Here at the brickyard we were sheltered from rifle or machine gun fire by the river bank. Another nurse was with her.It sounds very funny nowCatherine. I felt him in his metal box against my chest while we drove.Ill see you in a little while. he said.Cough. Evviva lesercito. Goodnight. You better not go up there drunk. as they fall from an icicle after the sun has gone. I stood up.We looked at each other in the dark. They took off my trousers and the medical captain commenced dictating to the sergeant adjutant while he worked. With a sabre cut.

 I think so. It was all right with me. I said. I was still angry and as I held her suddenly she shivered.You dont wear himNo. Ill go and see him and ask if he will recommend you.But now we will shut up. he said. The major was unhooking the forceps now. You are a frozenfaced . They were big and shy and embarrassed and very appreciative together of anything that happened. He looked like a king.Oh. Besides. So were all on very special behavior.

He took off his gloves. His shoulder was smashed and his head was hurt. The vineyards were thin and bare-branched too and all the country wet and brown and dead with the autumn. The town was very nice and our house was very fine. sucking in the ends. I said. and went through the trenches in the smasheddown town and along the edge of the slope.He ought to go to Capri. he said. the stump of his leg twitching. havent youBut I lost the truss.I walked behind her out into the garden.I did not understand the word. There is only one difference between taking a girl who has always been good and a woman. the line of the river that separated the two armies.

Dont you wish you could bellow like himHe bellows.Its not really the army. The road curved and we saw the three cars looking quite small. havent youBut I lost the truss. In the dark I could not see where it came from the canvas overhead. My orderly had cut paper into strips and tied the strips to a stick to make a brush that swished the flies away. I havent any papers for you. I looked across the wire at the Austrian lines. He stopped and sat down beside the road. and really you are just like me underneath. Genoa was the place to see the bad marbles. I wanted to go to the Black Forest. no. Tenente.I dont think it will hurt you.

 the light came out and he went in. You are a frozenfaced . maggiore (next to the little finger). Hes very good. Please. the light came out and he went in.Pas encore. That made the bed damp and cool. she said. but the nights were cool and there was not the feeling of a storm coming. I went back and told the drivers I would get them as soon as the food came. There were lighted candles on the table.I think you do not know anything about being conquered and so you think it is not bad. I thought it would be worse for him.Come.

 You are a frozenfaced .It was dark outside and the long light from the search lights was moving over the mountains. like bridge.She was unclasping something from her neck. It was hot walking through the town but the sun was starting to go down and it was very pleasant.So you make progress with Miss BarkleyWe are friends. She was carrying a thin rattan stick like a toy riding-crop. winefully. baby. green and dark to the snow line and then white and lovely in the sun. TenenteWhere is Gordini and GavuzziGordinis at the post getting bandaged. and tears came in my eyes from the reflex. go get a corkscrew.I wish there was some place we could go.We might sit there just for a little while.

 How is your headGood Christ I said. I would take you and never hurt you. They would take me as soon as possible. When people realize how bad it is they cannot do anything to stop it because they go crazy. He was quieter now. said the captain. I remembered. It is very informative. please. when I learned it. Maybe he was too goodlooking to be a. New girls never been to the front before.The plain was rich with crops there were many orchards of fruit trees and beyond the plain the mountains were brown and bare.The granatieri are tall.I went along the narrow road down toward the river.

 Carabinieri shot them. They seemed glad to see me and in a little while Miss Ferguson excused herself and went away. the King passing in his motor car.In Milano. Thats all over for a while. If they did. Not Bacchus.I took off my tunic and shirt and washed in the cold water in the basin.Nonsense.. We are all splendid. the major said.Pas encore. Anybody can take their property. You get out and fall down by the road and get a bump on your head and Ill pick you up on our way back and take you to a hospital.

 Gordini got up and ran for the dugout. I will write you cards to my family in Amalfi. Gordini said. Maybe she would. We all sang. Priest not happy. We wont drop you again. he said.You want us to stay here or can we look aroundBetter stay here. no. wont you She looked up at me.Theyll shell the   out of us. under a hill beyond the river.The next afternoon I went to call on Miss Barkley again. I made sure he was dead.

 Porta feriti I tried to get closer to Passini to try to put a tourniquet on the legs but I could not move. They have their own country. I knew that I was hit and leaned over and put my hand on my knee.And youll be backTo morrow. How is your poor head I looked at your papers. It was Passini and when I touched him he screamed. I could look down through the woods and see. She would not let me put my arm around her. I saw the blanket open. Then I will take him with my first load. The two captains took off their coats. We wont drop you again. The only son of the American Ambassador. as I went in.I cant imagine lying like that.

 isnt heYes. Mama mama mia.Which side is it onHere. I thought perhaps he couldnt stand it and then of course he was killed and that was the end of it. Ill clean this up a little. Remember carefully.Yes. Manera said. I said.You have that pleasant air of a dog in heat.Somebody said you should be able to learn it in two weeks. out of the bandages.You are ignorant. It was cold in the car in the night as the road climbed. I only write about what a beautiful place we live in and how brave the Italians are.