were some Italians with one of our units.Thats the only differenceYes.

 It is one for The Lancet
 It is one for The Lancet.An outside nation cant make you be a soldier. You will come with me to see Miss Barkley. I undid the clasp of the gold chain and put it around my neck and clasped it.Shes nice.You are so modest. then.At dinner I ate very quickly and left for the villa where the British had their hospital. I lied.You. Do you suffer much Have a drink. I remembered where I was going. Passini said.5 mm.

 the fighting in the mountains beyond the town. Goodnight. Something landed outside that shook the earth. The gravel paths were moist and the grass was wet with dew. You may come and see her after seven oclock if you wish.You dont wear himNo. He bandaged. For stupidity.Bersaglieri have run too. I said. The captain spoke pidgin Italian for my doubtful benefit. I kissed her hard and held her tight and tried to open her lips; they were closed tight. Thats where the money comes from. We stopped at the side of the road.

 I heard the machine guns and rifles firing across the river and all along the river. but not losing sight of the priest. ha! he said. one for troops and one for officers. The major said there was an Italian story something like that about the duchess who could not sleep at night. We work very hard but no one trusts us. Why dont we stop fighting If they come down into Italy they will get tired and go away. Not very well.Goodnight.About the soup. tenente (first finger). Rocca ignored this and went on to explain the joke to me. Manera said. father.

One of those shot by the carabinieri is from my town.Not reallyNever. I got a rupture. You better not go up there drunk.You have that pleasant air of a dog in heat.You drive. I went on home.It could not be worse. It is one for The Lancet. The vineyards were thin and bare-branched too and all the country wet and brown and dead with the autumn. The Britisher leaned over. You see Im not mad and Im not gone off. Good by. the water blue like the sky.

 They do it for nothing.I like him. Tell me all about it. Gavuzzi handed me the basin of macaroni. Thats what keeps you from being court martialled for self inflicted wounds. Hold on to my neck.Passinis dead. Tell me just exactly how it happened. I sat beside him.You love Italy Rinaldi asked Miss Ferguson in English. 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. I drove coming back and went fast with the empty car to find the man from Pittsburgh. We all got up and left the table. Inside there was a light.

Can Gordini driveI dont think so. Listen. and pounded on the window to attract his attention.I left them working. I will give you the addresses of places in Naples. Miss Ferguson was with her. baby. I handed it to Gordini. They seemed glad to see me and in a little while Miss Ferguson excused herself and went away. The cognac is under the bed. didnt youYes. I said.You are ignorant. Rinaldi said that the French had mutinied and troops marched on Paris.

 Tenente. Are they going to have an offensiveYes.I have one. He sat down beside me. I have to go. The river was low and there were stretches of sand and pebbles with a narrow channel of water and sometimes the water spread like a sheen over the pebbly bed. It is disgraceful. It was what I had wanted to do and I tried to explain how one thing had led to another and finally he saw it and understood that I had really wanted to go and it was almost all right. that the office opened on. Bring him a glass of brandy. the captain said. I practised with it. the major said.You are sweet.

 and I spoke Italian. blunt-nosed ambulances. and the world all unreal in the dark and so exciting that you must resume again unknowing and not caring in the night. He had to sign the proposition for the citation. First we passed the regiment. cartridges. He didnt have a sabre cut. the smooth functioning of the business of removing wounded and sick from the dressing stations.Why dont you ride with the transport I asked.I am happy. as when a blast furnace door is swung open. I am listening. misunderstandings. Youre a very good boy.

 Did you do any heroic actNo. Its a Saint Anthony.Must attack. I made sure he was dead. They are all without law to protect them. bound in leather. the stumps of trees projected. We are war brothers. I dont go there any more.We went on eating. But the little Scotch one is very nice. Driving in convoy is not unpleasant if you are the first car and I settled back in the seat and watched the country. Thats where the money comes from. Bring a glass.

 You go away like this. Rocca said. Please put your hand there again. There were troops on this road and motor trucks and mules with mountain guns and as we went down. Thats over for the evening. I looked at the tires carefully.The priest was young and blushed easily and wore a uniform like the rest of us but with a cross in dark red velvet above the left breast pocket of his gray tunic.You speak English he asked. They lifted me onto the table. the major said to the two stretcher bearers.We went over toward Rinaldi and Miss Ferguson. There was fighting for that mountain too. dont you It seemed it was a very funny joke if you understood it properly. and stopped at the main dressing station.

 That was how it ought to be. But millions of fools like you dont know it. Uninformed.Ive come back to Catherine in the night. No. I had treated seeing Catherine very lightly. There were big guns too that passed in the day drawn by tractors. My Austrian snipers rifle with its blued octagon barrel and the lovely dark walnut. My Austrian snipers rifle with its blued octagon barrel and the lovely dark walnut.Thank God I did not become involved with the British. I leaned forward in the dark to kiss her and there was a sharp stinging flash.Youre an orator. there was a soldier sitting on a bench outside in the sun. We sat on the ground with our backs against the wall and smoked.

 Sometimes all niceness gone and glad to get out on the street but always another day starting and then another night. the captain said looking at the priest and at me. Inside they were operating on all the tables. I wouldnt be able to get the stretcher out alone. a hard bright burst and flash and then gray smoke that blew across the road. And in the town we have beautiful English girls. darling. said the priest.A sergeant shot two officers who would not get out. I followed his hands with my eyes. Sculpture had always seemed a dull businessstill.How are you. Is there anything youd like to talk aboutBut I do love you. Sometimes I think you and he are a little that way.

 The British had come with three ambulances and they had two men on each ambulance. she said. It tells you about those priests.Hello.Youd better chew some coffee. The lieutenant said I slipped the truss on purpose. a few freshly washed.Did you ever read the Black Pig asked the lieutenant.A new wide road was being finished that would go over the mountain and zigzag down to the bridge. Im sending you now with the English ambulance. Ill go and see him and ask if he will recommend you.Thats awfully nice.Goodnight. a few freshly washed.

Look at the bump. They are keeping them for the pleasure of dugout hiders in the rear. in which you said things instead of playing cards.Of course they dont. Passini said still respectfully. Would you like a drink of brandy How did you run into this thing anyway What were you trying to do Commit suicide Antitetanus please. green and dark to the snow line and then white and lovely in the sun. Something landed outside that shook the earth. to ride along the road across the plain and deliver the wounded at the two hospitals. with the eyes shut. I am very moved to see you badly wounded. Ill see the medical wallahs. New girls never been to the front before. I said.

 Stretcher bearers came in all the time. It was a hot day and the sky was very bright and blue and the road was white and dusty. Yes. I know all about it now.What forBecause you are gravely wounded. said Bassi. Or shot through the shoulder. It might be good though. The major asked me to have a drink with him and two other officers. brought by Gordini who looked very white and sick.Nonsense. She put it in my hand.Oh. Passini said.

 where I sat with a friend and two glasses drinking a bottle of Asti.Sit down.Those that went out were not lined up when they took the tenth men. He said there was so much dirt blown into the wound that there had not been much hemorrhage. depended to a considerable extent on myself. He ought to be able to do something. she said. I had been driving and I sat in the car and the driver took the papers in.Please lets not lie when we dont have to. fat and prosperous and Vittorio Emmanuele. Passini said.I didnt carry anybody. Did you think I was Italian There were some Italians with one of our units.Thats the only differenceYes.