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 It was very hot and when I woke my legs itched
 It was very hot and when I woke my legs itched. winefully. But then he wanted to go to war and I didnt know. I said. You dont have to pretend you love me. E. Not very well. There was fighting for that mountain too.At the start of the winter came the permanent rain and with the rain came the cholera. Dont you read it. fat and prosperous and Vittorio Emmanuele. There was one fine cemetery thoughthe one at Pisa. Im sorry for your head.I see. Now I must go back to sleep to be fresh and beautiful for Miss Barkley. I helped the soldier with the rupture up on the seat with us.

 father.You did exactly right.Yes. unbuttoned the shirt collar and dropped him in under the shirt.I said I knew. They returned it with his things. Ill not learn it in two weeks. I was always able to forget. major.It was dark outside and the long light from the search lights was moving over the mountains. There was fighting for that mountain too. The ground was torn up and in front of my head there was a splintered beam of wood. Wait till I get cleaned up.He was gone. they would. For two weeks now they havent changed them.

 I said.Yes. stupid from inexperience.You were sweet to tell me. I will take you to call. chemical smells and the sweet smell of blood. the line of ties and rails running along it. Ill see the medical wallahs. Would you like us to take the carsThats what I wanted to ask you.He wiped his hands on his jumper and grinned. Then there was one that we did not hear coming until the sudden rush. Then I made out my report in my room. 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. Perhaps we should have a drink. Inexperienced. This captain baited him often.

 Rocca said. Nor for the beautiful uniforms. Tenente. I saw he wore gloves. It was cold in the car in the night as the road climbed. then finally it climbed quite fast. The outlines of the cypresses that lined it were sharp and clear. Whats the matter with you Do you want us to come outside and get himThe two stretcher bearers picked up the man under the arms and by the legs and brought him in. baby.Were you thereNo. You mustnt take everything so literally.Good Christ I said. on the street. I wish that I was with the British. Maybe it would finish this summer. I said.

 They tell me youre an American. He came back with a handful of roasted coffee beans.The Italians didnt want women so near the front. brought by Gordini who looked very white and sick. They wouldnt attack. What kind of time did you haveMagnificent. you know. NapoliThats enough.It was a ghastly show. Were you on permissionYes.Had you been engaged longEight years. You must have done something heroic either before or after. I asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. You better not go up there drunk. Rinaldi said goodnight. Miss Ferguson was with her.

Yes.He does really. He was going to marry me and he was killed in the Somme. The outlines of the cypresses that lined it were sharp and clear. on purpose. said Rinaldi. sometimes it backed on a turn. Where have you beenCalling on the British.And the priest was locked up. and then a drink of the wine. We wont drop you again. The cars would be all right with their good metaltometal brakes and anyway. This was a joke. Hes coming to see you. I said. The frescoes were not bad.

 as I said. My friend saw the priest from our mess going by in the street.Youre a nice boy. Always with the girls. so I asked to see you. FrancoI am all right. no. He stopped the car and looked in through the hole behind his seat.You dont believe me We will go now this afternoon and see. They were laughing.Sometimes in the dark we heard the troops marching under the window and guns going past pulled by motor-tractors.Oh.Listen. I was cold and my leg hurt so that it made me sick. He did not see me and I did not know whether to go in and report or go upstairs first and clean up. The ground was torn up and in front of my head there was a splintered beam of wood.

 You only pretend to be American. looking out of the window of the bawdy house. and pounded on the window to attract his attention. misunderstandings. You love EnglandNot too well. dusty and tired.Goodnight.Splendid.And youll be backTo morrow. It tells you about those priests. aint this a goddam warListen. The posts for the cars would have to be as near the river as they could get and keep covered.If it wasnt that that happens to their families nobody would go to the attack.Are you unwoundedWe are both wounded a little. said the captain.Yes.

 Villa San Giovanni. Poor dear baby. yes. It was an Astra 7. But I did not know that then. It tasted of rusty metal. Your friend is a doctor. A shell had fallen and while we waited three others fell up the road.I wish you were back.I think we can get you the silver. I could go to Spain if there was no war.Did they cross the river all rightEnormously. To the silver medal. I do not believe in the Free Masons however.The day had been hot. Some one took hold of me under the arms and somebody else lifted my legs.

Have you ever loved any oneNo. Three others were up in the mountains at dressing stations. They arent girls; they are old war comrades. left the car at the dressing station under the hill. Theres no work now. Nothing.If it wasnt that that happens to their families nobody would go to the attack. The forest had been green in the summer when we had come into the town but now there were the stumps and the broken trunks and the ground torn up. Florence. He was sitting up beside one of the brick walls. which was very good. My legs felt warm and wet and my shoes were wet and warm inside. I thought he had a fine name and he came from Minnesota which made a lovely name: Ireland of Minnesota.No. Didnt you see itNo. Tell me just exactly how it happened.

 Dont you want us never to attackNo. He came in very fast and bent down over the bed and kissed me. Dont you read it.They want to eat.Dont go. she said. as I said. The posts for the cars would have to be as near the river as they could get and keep covered. It was Miss Ferguson. Miss Barkley was sitting on a bench in the garden. there was a soldier sitting on a bench outside in the sun. capitano (next finger). They cant do that to everybody. They cant go on doing things like the Somme and not crack.You dont wear himNo. These V.

 for you have sinned. Everybody is proud of you. I wanted to go to the Hartz Mountains. It seemed no more dangerous to me myself than war in the movies. and went in under the shed and looked at each of the cars. Please. Oh. He sat down beside me.I knocked over his candle with the pillow and got into bed in the dark. But the little Scotch one is very nice.You wouldnt want to go in the line all the time.Here is the American Tenente. The British hospital was a big villa built by Germans before the war. Helen Ferguson. Go on tell me. He was walking with a limp.

 first fingers extended. I went back and told the drivers I would get them as soon as the food came. I said. Two for 132. Through the other noise I heard a cough. doing things that hurt sharply and severing tissue Are you sureMe trying to lie still and feeling my stomach flutter when the flesh was cut. the injustices he had received and in which I participated as an American. My God what would a man do with a woman like that except worship her What else is an Englishwoman good forYou are an ignorant foulmouthed dago. Manera said.I did not. Passini said sarcastically. Im awfully tired. I said.You have beautiful hair. A regiment went by in the road and I watched them pass. he said.

Im so sorry. first fingers extended. Did you do any heroic actNo. Now the fighting was in the next mountains beyond and was not a mile away. Ill not learn it in two weeks.It sounds very funny nowCatherine. As I looked out at the garden I heard a motor truck starting on the road. The ovens and some deep holes had been equipped as dressing stations.Because the captain doctor knew I had this rupture. It was a nasty place and the Austrians should not have let them hold it.Goodnight. I repeated it. We do not like the English. To save you trouble.No. Always in Rome.

 He breathed very heavily. It does not go so well. Today I see priest with girls. Some one was coming down the hallway. I felt I had a certain advantage. As I looked out at the garden I heard a motor truck starting on the road. Then the major told the story of the eleven Czechoslovaks and the Hungarian corporal. 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.Kiss me. Oh mama mia. Doesnt anybody work nowSince you are gone we have nothing but frostbites. 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.They dropped me once more before we reached the post. have that pleasant air of a dog whoStop it. Theres no place to drop it. I do sometimes.

 felt the brake come off and the clutch go in. That major at the first post was a hogbutcher. I must do something about getting you out of here. crossing out everything except. crossed the pontoon bridge. In two days the offensive was to start and I would go with the cars to Plava. Rocca said. as they fall from an icicle after the sun has gone.They hang you. you cant kiss me here.Oughf. Back at the villa I went upstairs to the room. I looked across the wire at the Austrian lines.And you call me CatherineCatherine. had some coffee in the kitchen and went out to the garage. It is very informative.

 Do you suffer much Have a drink. That is why we have this war.Yes.Porta feriti I shouted holding my hands cupped. I felt I had a certain advantage.Ill be right here. Tell me just exactly how it happened.I was very dusty and dirty and went up to my room to wash. I knew I would not be killed. and his hair shone. the light came out and he went in.Yes. Bacchus. Drink that. I asked him what happened and he said. Isnt itWhat is the stick I asked.