I looked in the door of the big room and saw the major sitting at his desk. wop.

Rinaldi looked at me blankly
Rinaldi looked at me blankly. There were big search lights on that front mounted on camions that you passed sometimes on the roads at night. helping ourselves to wine from the grasscovered gallon flask; it swung in a metal cradle and you pulled the neck of the flask down with the forefinger and the wine.We walked along together through the town and I chewed the coffee. You would like the people and though it is cold it is clear and dry. Villa San Giovanni. I do sometimes. They wouldnt attack. I shouted to the driver. Ill paint all this and Does that sting Good. in which you said things instead of playing cards.Whats to stop itIt will crack somewhere. she said.The adjutant.

 bound in leather. Tenente. Some one came in and as the door opened I could see the snow falling. but it was not successful. Doesnt anybody work nowSince you are gone we have nothing but frostbites. Goodby.Will you tell her how sorry I amYes. aint this a goddam warListen. The snow slanted across the wind.Ill take what you can give me. Something landed outside that shook the earth.Yes.Why didnt we see the post when we came down Passini asked. and good news.

 They were very nice and we had a big evening. It was a nasty place and the Austrians should not have let them hold it. the major said. one of the other captains said. the trees around the square and the long avenue of trees that led to the square; these with there being girls in the town.Goodnight. She came back from wherever she had been. schutzen stock.We sat down on a bench and I looked at her.It is probably to draw attention from where the real attack will be. Where did you go and what did you do Tell me everything at once. lieutenant We wont get a chance to eat after this thing starts.Did they scare you. I said.

Do we have to go on and talk this wayNo. then stopped and kissed her. It would be the same when the offensive started. fat and prosperous and Vittorio Emmanuele. Not in the auto ambulance. He had to sign the proposition for the citation. She waved and I kissed my hand and held it out. It looked wide and well made with a good grade and the turns looked very impressive where you could see them through openings in the forest on the mountain side. He paused and thought. When there is really work they trust us. They do it for nothing. They say if you can prove you did any heroic act you can get the silver. Rocca said. No.

 Manera said.Im all right. No that wasnt it. But dont bring a lot of Italians. It was all right with me.Ill be right here. They would take me as soon as possible. I said. I kissed her hard and held her tight and tried to open her lips; they were closed tight. Somebody was singing. I said. I felt I had a certain advantage. He brought them over to me. the long barrels of the guns covered with green branches and green leafy branches and vines laid over the tractors.

 He offered me a glass of cognac.Bring good opera disks.Do we have to go on and talk this wayNo. Sometimes all niceness gone and glad to get out on the street but always another day starting and then another night. I said. They would take me as soon as possible. Then. Theres not really any war of that sort down here.Not true asked the captain.Its very hard.Shes not awfully well. For stupidity. It was a nuisance to have them there but it was a comfort that they were no bigger. They take nearly a thousand prisoners.

 But back here youve got to have papers. looking for cuts or stone bruises.I guess youve got a fracture all right. I remember having a silly idea he might come to the hospital where I was. Always with the carabinieri.Cant I stay here. I had drunk much wine and afterward coffee and Strega and I explained. In the dark it was like summer lightning. They are keeping them for the pleasure of dugout hiders in the rear. the long barrels of the guns covered with green branches and green leafy branches and vines laid over the tractors. There were stretchers lifted and slid into the slings above. maggiore (next to the little finger). Why dont we stop fighting If they come down into Italy they will get tired and go away. I thought she was very beautiful and I took her hand.

They may crack. Jesus Christ. Back at the villa I went upstairs to the room. I said that was a foul lie and. She waved again and then I was out of the driveway and climbing up into the seat of the ambulance and we started. It was hot walking through the town but the sun was starting to go down and it was very pleasant. Its been in there too long. hot and dirty.Oughf.Goodnight.In the legs.Youre dirty. The priest accepted it as a joke. We were just beginning to get some of them.

It is a filthy and vile book. Passini said still respectfully.It was because we were scared. Rinaldi was lying on his bed. It takes a long time to be. Every day I learn to do things smoother and better. All right. marched as though they were six months gone with child. crossing out everything except. At the first battle you all run. He made a gesture and laughed loudly.Here. the instruments shining in the light. wont youWhat the hell.

 Let them keep their sisters in the house. It was really very large and beautiful and there were fine trees in the grounds.You. and in the fall when the rains came the leaves all fell from the chestnut trees and the branches were bare and the trunks black with rain.No. If you must have a priest have that priest. felt the brake come off and the clutch go in. lieutenant! he shouted. and a roar that started white and went red and on and on in a rushing wind. Signor Tenente.If everybody would not attack the war would be over. We drank the second grappa. For stupidity. He broke off.

 I would eat quickly and go and see Catherine Barkley.No. baby. In the jolt of my head I heard somebody crying. It was hard and slippery. Oh.Outside the post a great many of us lay on the ground in the dark.I love you so and its been awful. and went through the trenches in the smasheddown town and along the edge of the slope. Troops went by the house and down the road and the dust they raised powdered the leaves of the trees. with many tastes alike. He was a big smart tall boy to be in the granatieri.That was because it was first.Truly I tell you something about your good women.

 We read. I dressed. They were silent until I went out. I said.Goodevening. havent youYes.Oh. He is a priest; he will appreciate it. It was hard and slippery.Wed take quite good care of them and return them to the villa. There were big guns too that passed in the day drawn by tractors. He ought to be able to do something. Thank you.Do you think it would be any good to try and see her tomorrowYes.

 darling. an ambulance was waiting by the side door and inside the door. said Manera. Theres no work now. He was going to marry me and he was killed in the Somme.You should not let us talk this way. painted gray and built like moving-vans. Where did you meet her In the Cova Where did you go How did you feel Tell me everything at once.Now you see. Gordini said.The priest smiled. a noble man and with whose injustice. We caught them and passed them and turned off on a road that climbed up into the hills. Driving in convoy is not unpleasant if you are the first car and I settled back in the seat and watched the country.

Another night.Ca va bienCa va. I was riding in the first car and as we passed the entry to the British hospital I told the driver to stop. I hope youll be comfy. He took my glass and filled it. baby. The sun was going down and the day was cooling off. and come back like this.Im not drunk. Here now we have beautiful girls. mama Mia I pulled and twisted and got my legs loose finally and turned around and touched him. Most of the helmets were too big and came down almost over the ears of the men who wore them. I have to go. Rinin.

AnotherAll right.Good evening. The shock dulls the pain; but this is all right. I could pull backward along with my arms and elbows.I did not understand the word. You will like it.Better not drink too much brandy then.He should go to Palermo. Passini said. It is the captain. At first it dropped slowly and regularly. there was a soldier sitting on a bench outside in the sun.I did not say anything.We went over toward Rinaldi and Miss Ferguson.

 Rocca said. soldiers would. It looked wide and well made with a good grade and the turns looked very impressive where you could see them through openings in the forest on the mountain side.Passini shook his head.We kissed and she broke away suddenly.Fine. Yes. or else using a continuous lift and sucking into the mouth. Some bersaglieri. I wanted to go to the Black Forest. on the street. He bellows. I looked in the door of the big room and saw the major sitting at his desk. wop.