said. Messina.Ill just step out the door a minute.

I say its rotten
I say its rotten. that the office opened on.Shes on duty. I feigned acquaintance. The hall too. I stood up. Priest wants Austrians to win the war.That priest. You ought to wash. We all got up and left the table.And what did he say asked the priest.They cant hang every one.I have to go. He recognized me and waved a forceps. I said.

 E. Did you do any heroic actNo. I said. I had on wool stockings but Passini wore puttees. The cars would be all right with their good metaltometal brakes and anyway. the bare ground was covered.Youre the American in the Italian army she asked.Id really rather. It looked as though it might be a mess.Nonsense. Grappa.I took out my knife. But its a rotten game. His nose was skinned and there was dust on the bloody patch and dust in his hair. Always with the girls.

 They would. We caught them and passed them and turned off on a road that climbed up into the hills. There were four drivers.Isnt there anywhere we can goNo.Im going on. isnt heYes. He slapped his gloves on the edge of the bed. I am listening. youre very good. I practised with it.Do the men know that who attackI dont think so.Ten cars were lined up side by side under the long shed. the line of ties and rails running along it. I said. It takes a long time to be.

I have to get washed and report. The priest looked up.You must go on leave at once. The stream kept on. and tears came in my eyes from the reflex.Here is the corkscrew.A big shell came in and burst outside in the brickyard. You know.Most of them dont. the line of ties and rails running along it. The dead were off to one side. I felt I had a certain advantage.Carabinieri.No. that there had been three others.

 Tenente. said Miss Ferguson. I was experiencing the masculine difficulty of making love very long standing up. His mother sent it to me. Inexperienced. I hope you feel better. Its only the ambulance. bronzes looked like something. isnt itQuite.I went back to the majors dugout and he said the field kitchen would be along and the drivers could come and get their stew. said Rinaldi. I stroked her hair and patted her shoulder. At first it dropped slowly and regularly. Tenente. All the officers were very happy.

 the tiny man with the long thin neck and the goat beard. They were top-heavy. wash it out.Thats nothing.I see. They had always cracked in other wars.No. Please. Something landed outside that shook the earth.Youd better chew some coffee. So were all on very special behavior. They were moderately clean. it seemed. I will give you the addresses of places in Naples.What is her nameFerguson.

All thinking men are atheists.Ill see you in a little while. You are a frozenfaced .He was a very nice boy. I forget exactly what they were. The road was screened because it was in sight of the Austrians across the river. I was there and reading of it in the paper. I said. the trees along the road had small leaves and a breeze came from the sea. baby How do you feel I bring you this It was a bottle of cognac. but it was not Catherine. He breathed very heavily. Maybe he was too goodlooking to be a. said the priest. Take a drink.

This is the picturesque front. We work very hard but no one trusts us. He said it was true and by the corpse of Bacchus we would test whether it was true or not. Those postcards would be very fine in America; strange and mysterious. Maybe you will get an English medal too.No. Chew those.I have to go. baby. three men nurses and a doctor and picked you up out of bed and carried you into the dressing room so that the beds could be made while we were having our wounds dressed. Your blood coagulates beautifully. Manera said he hoped it would come before the bombardment started. I believe we should get the war over.I washed. Bring him a glass of brandy.

 I leaned forward in the dark to kiss her and there was a sharp stinging flash.Its very hard. Do you have to take me to that regimentYes. They take your home. You are a dear. Im Scotch. You are better with her without me. They come back for me. I had on wool stockings but Passini wore puttees. I felt him in his metal box against my chest while we drove. Manera said.It was because we were scared. When I came back to the front we still lived in that town. This took place at B?ziers.No.

 The captain was having a great success with finger games. They sat down and waited. I said. Otherwise it will be the bronze.And youre all right I asked outside.Look at the bump. She stood up and put out her hand.Oh. I believe we should get the war over. It was quite evident he had stolen the bonds. The captain spoke pidgin Italian for my doubtful benefit. How is your headGood Christ I said. like bridge. of course.It sounds very funny nowCatherine.

 Ill not learn it in two weeks.Will you tell her how sorry I amYes. Bring a glass.The priest smiled. I lay still and let the pain ride. I wont kiss you if you dont want. It was the first time I had ever heard her laugh. put their stretchers down.Truly I tell you something about your good women.Oh I love to tease you. My father is a famous hunter.You dont wear himNo.It is very valuable. I am an atheist. Your goddesses.

 The vineyards were thin and bare-branched too and all the country wet and brown and dead with the autumn. Profound wounds of right knee and foot.Theyll shell the   out of us. Ill be wise like you. Manera lit his lighter and passed it around. It was a nasty place and the Austrians should not have let them hold it. Tell me all about it. First we passed the regiment. But as long as you drive the cars and behave  and dont talk so other officers can hear. I know all about it now. Tenente.Ive come back to Catherine in the night. sucked and snapped in the ends. They had the complete marble quality of all looking alike. He breathed very heavily.

 he said. He could have had anything he wanted if I would have known.Ten cars were lined up side by side under the long shed. sometimes it backed on a turn.Whats the trouble the war.I looked in her eyes and put my arm around her as I had before and kissed her. father. I knew. I thought. and tears came in my eyes from the reflex. There was that beginning of a feeling of dryness in the nose that meant the day would be hot later on. Shall attack!The priest nodded.Sometimes in the dark we heard the troops marching under the window and guns going past pulled by motor-tractors. There were big guns too that passed in the day drawn by tractors. the car looking disgraced and empty with the engine open and parts spread on the work bench.

 then.Were not far from the top. the cool nights. falling and the soldiers marching and afterward the road bare and white except for the leaves. He patted Gordini on the shoulder.Have you any cheeseThe major spoke grudgingly to the orderly who ducked back into the hole again and came out with a quarter of a white cheese.It is true. Another night when you feel stronger. She did not seem tall walking toward me but she looked very lovely. I shouted to the driver. Where did you go and what did you do Tell me everything at once. It is a disgrace that they should stay so long that they become friends.You are ignorant.I took off my tunic and shirt and washed in the cold water in the basin.Ive come back to Catherine in the night.

 I said. People lived on in it and there were hospitals and cafe and artillery up side streets and two bawdy houses. 206 arent youYes. but not losing sight of the priest. There was a cough.It could not be worse.Priest not happy. I had gone to no such place but to the smoke of cafe and nights when the room whirled and you needed to look at the wall to make it stop. Yes. good luck and Vive la France.As you wish. I said. Incurred in the line of duty. Your lovely cool goddess.It was because we were scared.

 They were seventysevens and came with a whishing rush of air. Doesnt anybody work nowSince you are gone we have nothing but frostbites. Will you have a cigaretteThanks.It is a filthy and vile book. but with the difference between us. And you do love meYes. He opened his trunk and took out a bottle.Hello. I was always able to forget. Fillipo Vincenza. I had been driving and I sat in the car and the driver took the papers in. if the war should end. the light came out and he went in.Dont I talk Italian good enoughI knew you was an American all right. I wouldnt be able to get the stretcher out alone.

 It is a successful coup de main. He made a gesture and laughed loudly.Were not far from the top. Rinaldi shook his head. Most of the helmets were too big and came down almost over the ears of the men who wore them. Sometimes I think you and he are a little that way. gonorrhea.Do you like itVery much.It could not be worse. she said. mama Mia. Whats the matter with this machineIts no good. Passini said. Messina.Ill just step out the door a minute.