she said.It is a filthy and vile book.

 I felt I had a certain advantage
 I felt I had a certain advantage.Look. the major said over his shoulder. I saluted too but more moderately. She would not let me put my arm around her. the pillars with the marble busts. said Passini and spat on the floor. He spread the hand again. I said. Passini said respectfully. It was a nasty place and the Austrians should not have let them hold it. when I learned it. Drink that. as they fall from an icicle after the sun has gone. A V. darling.

 I repeated it. lieutenant.That road will be a dirty mess. Five stars. go to hell. She waved and I kissed my hand and held it out. There was another stretcher by the side with a man on it whose nose I could see. I went with him and found the dugout. But if you have had it you know. I suppose.Priest not happy.Oh.Abbastanza bene.It is probably to draw attention from where the real attack will be. Driving in convoy is not unpleasant if you are the first car and I settled back in the seat and watched the country. Thats all over for a while.

 I know all about it now. Carabinieri shot them. In the bed of the river there were pebbles and boulders. We do get along. they would. He was goodlooking. The men were hot and sweating. Fragments of enemy trench mortar shell. left the car at the dressing station under the hill. The cars would be all right with their good metaltometal brakes and anyway.I took out my knife. seeing it all ahead like the moves in a chess game. He slapped me on the shoulder.Here. I tried to move sideways so that it did not fall on me.It is probably to draw attention from where the real attack will be.

 But I thought it would be bad for him. smoking. She was crying. I saw a third range of mountains. I went back to the drivers.They cant hang every one. darling. As far as I could make out the last mile or so of the new road where it started to level out would be able to be shelled steadily by the Austrians. TenenteYoure damned right. Henry. The officers all wore helmets; betterfitting helmets. Another nurse was with her. I will go now and bring her here. The priest accepted it as a joke.What is there to eatWe have a little pasta asciutta.Yes.

 ha! he said. Some of the wounded were noisy but most were quiet.Were you thereNo. If youve got a fracture you dont want inflammation. They were bersaglieri. New girls never been to the front before. The road went up the valley a long way and then we turned off and commenced to climb into the hills again.Ah.Of course they do. Listen. They have plenty of girls. left the car at the dressing station under the hill.He was gone. I said.I looked outside.All right.

 father. I said.He wiped his hands on his jumper and grinned.In the late summer of that year we lived in a house in a village that looked across the river and the plain to the mountains. The hall too. You get out and fall down by the road and get a bump on your head and Ill pick you up on our way back and take you to a hospital. Thats what its for. Rocca said.There was great laughter from everybody. Manera and Gavuzzi each went off with a load of wounded.We walked on a way and were stopped under a tree.Im awfully sorry.It was a ghastly show. He slapped the bed with his glove.Sure. warmed from the sun on the wall.

Had you been engaged longEight years. They sent me the little stick. Tenente. Ill go and see him and ask if he will recommend you. Where have you beenCalling on the British. In the dark I could not see where it came from the canvas overhead. but with the difference between us.Yes. on purpose. that nothing should be lost. didnt IShe was looking at me in the dark.Yes. With a sabre cut. get me out of here. I said. drink that.

 Suddenly to care very much and to sleep to wake with it sometimes morning and all that had been there gone and everything sharp and hard and clear and sometimes a dispute about the cost. Ill be wise like you. Jt was warm and like the spring and I walked down the alleyway of trees. there was the smell of marble floors and hospital. But dont be a fool.Oh. and my winter boots. there was snow on the guns and there were paths in the snow going back to the latrines behind trenches. looking for cuts or stone bruises. I said. But even the peasants know better than to believe in a war. she said. There was that beginning of a feeling of dryness in the nose that meant the day would be hot later on.You dont go at allI just go to see if there is anything new. And we have gotten away from the war. 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.

 Dont you read it.Im dreadfully sorry. Priest not happy. the water blue like the sky. They were laughing. You could stay with my family. We drove slowly in this matting covered tunnel and came out onto a bare cleared space where the railway station had been. There were not enough stretchers. 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.Bring good opera disks. the cool nights.Its very odd though. As soon as I get the papers on these wounded Ill take you along the road and drop you with your medical officers. I wiped my hand on my shirt and another floating light came very slowly down and I looked at my leg and was very afraid. I said.I like him.

I cut the cheese into pieces and laid them on the macaroni. He brought them over to me. They were afraid. In Pittsburgh.Like the Tchecos. would you he asked.He poured two glasses and we touched them. Not in the auto ambulance. Goodnight. You wont worry now. so I asked to see you. I will probably marry Miss Barkley. Rinaldi came in while I was undressing.Sit down to it. It was an Astra 7. You love EnglandNot too well.

 Carabinieri shot them. People cant realize what France is like. Ive seen your Tenente.Its a charming place. There was a little shelter of green branches outside over the entrance and in the dark the night wind rustled the leaves dried by the sun.That night at the mess I sat next to the priest and he was disappointed and suddenly hurt that I had not gone to the Abruzzi.Abbastanza bene. We went along the rough new military road that followed the crest of the ridge and I looked to the north at the two ranges of mountains.I guess youve got a fracture all right. Youre not an Italian. Do you think I would do right to marry Miss Barkleyafter the war of courseAbsolutely. I leaned forward in the dark to kiss her and there was a sharp stinging flash.I dont think it will hurt you. It did not have anything to do with me. I was still angry and as I held her suddenly she shivered. I looked in the door of the big room and saw the major sitting at his desk.

I dont believe a word of this. There was a shadow from his hand on the wall. the light came out and he went in. the dust rising from the wheels and going off through the trees. In the dark it was like summer lightning. Tenente Gavuzzi asked. bronzes looked like something.We must shut up. get me out of here. I felt I had a certain advantage. Yes. then from all the guns behind us the bombardment started. and my winter boots. Tenente. Manera said. I said.

 But its a rotten game. There were trees along both sides of the road and through the right line of trees I saw the river.Well crack. Goodnight. But even the peasants know better than to believe in a war. he said.What is itThe man on the stretcher over me has a hemorrhage. It was a hot day and the sky was very bright and blue and the road was white and dusty. the instruments shining in the light.Ill go and see now. I am now in love with Miss Barkley.Youd better not go out.They are brave and have good discipline. As far as I could make out the last mile or so of the new road where it started to level out would be able to be shelled steadily by the Austrians. 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. He went back inside.

 They blew him all to bits.Rinaldi was talking with the other nurse. the operation was successful. Maybe she would. In the dark it was like summer lightning. There was one smashed bridge across the river. There were three others to locate. After I leave here Ill go see that English and hell get you an English medal. I said. In the meantime we were all at the mess. I was after him. Thats the end of it. Did you stay all nightYes. Im Scotch.It was because we were scared. I felt something dripping.

 Everybody is proud of you. Let everybody defend his home.Yes.The Pope wants the Austrians to win the war. I saw the town with the hill and the old castle above it in a cup in the hills with the mountains beyond. They sat down and waited.You did exactly right. What is defeat You go home. was my age. the captain said.Ill see you in a little while. lootenant.I lifted it to arms length and the strands cleared. Gavuzzi said. The Britisher leaned over.Bersaglieri.

 As I looked out at the garden I heard a motor truck starting on the road.Its better to wear him.I pressed her hand.Thank God I did not become involved with the British.You were sweet to tell me. Evviva lesercito. I was after him.Four hundred twenty or minnenwerfer.Ill leave you two. But I do with you. Ill see the medical wallahs. Besides.If it wasnt that that happens to their families nobody would go to the attack. he said. the tall Englishman said in Italian. wiped off the blade and pared off the dirty outside surface of the cheese.

 stupid from inexperience. Passini said still respectfully. I said.Dont bring Caruso. There were many marble busts on painted wooden pillars along the walls of the room they used for an office. The gravel paths were moist and the grass was wet with dew. He saw us and smiled. Id be glad to kiss you if you dont mind.Oh. He spread the hand again.I wanted to kiss her. They will love you like a son. He talks French.If everybody would not attack the war would be over. she said.It is a filthy and vile book.