anywhere we can goNo. Firenze.

 Manera said
 Manera said. Ireland of Michigan. 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.But now we will shut up. There was what was left of a railway station and a smashed permanent bridge that could not be repaired and used because it was in plain sight.I ate the end of my piece of cheese and took a swallow of wine. 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.Better not drink too much brandy then. Bring a glass. At first it dropped slowly and regularly. I said. They tell me youre an American.Let me feel it. Ive studied it for months now. went to call on Miss Barkley.You did exactly right.

You are sweet. on purpose. I will get you a copy. she said. I just couldnt stand the nurseseveningoff aspect of it. We have to just walk here.No.Oh. But they say a Saint Anthonys very useful. I said. He ought to be able to do something.I went out the door and suddenly I felt lonely and empty. father.Did they cross the river all rightEnormously. The hall too. What if we take San Gabriele What if we take the Carso and Monfalcone and Trieste Where are we then Did you see all the far mountains to day Do you think we could take all them too Only if the Austrians stop fighting.

 I must go.Ah. I had gone to no place where the roads were frozen and hard as iron.In Milano. You see Im not mad and Im not gone off.Are you hit badly he asked. Wait till I get cleaned up.Yes. Goodnight. You havent any fracture. she said. Why did you do itI dont know. So I went to the jail. Bacchus or no Bacchus. That night in the mess after the spaghetti course. She let me take it and I held it and put my arm around under her arm.

Later.No. I do not believe in the Free Masons however. Inside I saw the head nurse. Gavuzzi said. went downstairs.Not like the English Not like Miss BarkleyOh.The driver came out of the door with the papers for the wounded in the car. He spread the hand again. You will be decorated.All thinking men are atheists. then finally it climbed quite fast. Youve had it before. said Bassi.They want to eat. I said.

 I wished we had a Napoleon. I know all about it.Do you like itVery much. Another burst and in the noise you could hear the smaller noise of the brick and dirt raining down.Quite well. said the captain.How did you happen to do that Why didnt you join up with usI dont know.Its better to wear him. Did you do any heroic actNo. 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.They wont crack here.Goodnight.No. because they did not bombard it to destroy it but only a little in a military way. I asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. the car looking disgraced and empty with the engine open and parts spread on the work bench.

 Miss Barkley said. you patriots. He stopped the car and looked in through the hole behind his seat. It was quiet for a moment still.We looked at each other in the dark. as when a blast furnace door is swung open. He slapped his gloves on the edge of the bed.I know how you talk.It doesnt finish. the captain said. This took place at B?ziers. Baby is puzzled. The Italian salute never seemed made for export. Manera said he hoped it would come before the bombardment started. He went back inside. D.

 said Rinaldi. we are.Hello.I dont believe it.Not even for the beautiful languageNo. Every day I am better. drink that. the camion stopped a little off the road. You could not tell anything about them. It was a hot day and there were many flies in the room. And you will come and see meOf course. Oh. Today I see priest with girls. It was one of those things that gave you a false feeling of soldiering. Im sorry for your head. close behind the lines.

 They were going to put over another bridge when the bombardment started and some troops were to cross at the shallows up above at the bend of the river. I said.How do you do I said. I must go.They cant do anything. All alone at the war with no new girls.All right. there was snow on the guns and there were paths in the snow going back to the latrines behind trenches. We work very hard but no one trusts us. He smiled.I went out the door and suddenly I felt lonely and empty. A trench mortar shell.Whats the trouble the war. I will probably marry Miss Barkley. his hands moving very fast and the bandage coming taut and sure. What inflicted the woundsThe medical captain.

 There was an English there. It cost fifteen lire. There were big guns too that passed in the day drawn by tractors. bound in leather. Mr. there was snow on the guns and there were paths in the snow going back to the latrines behind trenches. The mountain that was beyond the valley and the hillside where the chestnut forest grew was captured and there were victories beyond the plain on the plateau to the south and we crossed the river in August and lived in a house in Gorizia that had a fountain and many thick shady trees in a walled garden and a wistaria vine purple on the side of the house. You wont go awayNo.Shes on duty. It was in France of course.Wait a minute. I started when he did.Goodevening. You love EnglandNot too well. No.Thank you very much.

 Thats what keeps you from being court martialled for self inflicted wounds. The hall too. Tenente.Ill leave you two. But I do with you.I dont think it will hurt you.Yes. the dust rising from the wheels and going off through the trees.All thinking men are atheists.As the ambulance climbed along the road. stirred by the breeze. father. He broke off. I said. You rarely find any one any good this close to the front. Signor Tenente.

 If they did. no. and I knew I was dead and that it had all been a mistake to think you just died. cheekfitted. There was fighting in the mountains and at night we could see the flashes from the artillery. he said.Shes on duty. I dont mind at all. That is true. His nose was skinned and there was dust on the bloody patch and dust in his hair.After a while we said good-night and left. Rinaldi. I told them what I had heard.AnotherAll right. It was one of those things that gave you a false feeling of soldiering. with many tastes alike.

 I stop by.I believe in the Free Masons.He likes it. Oh you should see what I did in the removal of three metres of small intestine and better now than ever. Its much cooler. A mass loosened. The men were hot and sweating. For two weeks now they havent changed them. I said. The window was open. Maria. I told them what I had heard.He stood up and put on his gloves. Every one at the table laughed.How do you do I said. went to the jail and asked to see the priest.

 said the priest. Rinaldi. Name he asked softly. We will take over the two cars. I kissed both her shut eyes. You know. He talks French. His shoulder was smashed and his head was hurt. The window was open.That way youll be decorated. I gave them each a package of cigarettes. Helen. bronzes looked like something. Hes all right. but not losing sight of the priest. The major asked me to have a drink with him and two other officers.

And youll be backTo morrow. I thought perhaps he couldnt stand it and then of course he was killed and that was the end of it. said the major. I said. said Passini. D. I said and went back to the house and drank another bowl of coffee at the mess table. The system was to bring everything down the new road and take the empty trucks. One thing after another. father. long 6. holding the cheese. I said.I cant imagine lying like that.Its Manera. I forget exactly what they were.

 the old bridge where the railway crossed to the other side and across. then. and God be with you.Why dont you ride with the transport I asked.Id rather wait. below in the town. Carabinieri shot them. One of the medical captains said the attack had been put forward an hour. Tenente Gavuzzi asked. She was not in the garden and I had to wait in the office of the hospital until she came down. the steel helmet on the same peg.This is the picturesque front. I stood up. the operation was successful.Ill see you in a little while. No.

 I said. The priest shook his head and went on. to take a shower. really. This took place at B?ziers.No.Priest every night five against one. I could pull backward along with my arms and elbows. dusty and tired. We parked the cars beyond a brickyard. You are a frozenfaced . pneumonia and hard and soft chancres. Tenente Gavuzzi asked. when you lie here all the time in the hot weather dont you get excitedSometimes. Miss Barkley was sitting on a bench in the garden.I cant imagine lying like that.

I did not understand the word. After I leave here Ill go see that English and hell get you an English medal. You only pretend to be American. I like him. cheekfitted.You think notNo. I kissed both her shut eyes. The doctors were working with their sleeves up to their shoulders and were red as butchers. He drank a half tumbler of cognac.Say. Please. In a moment the blanket in front of the dressing station opened and two stretcherbearers came out followed by the tall Englishman.What rotten luck. The major was a little man with upturned mustaches.Isnt there anywhere we can goNo. Firenze.