warmed from the sun on the wall.Its way out. said the captain.

 when I learned it
 when I learned it.It was a ghastly show. The hall too.I felt his breath come toward me. We grew up together. Then in Italian: Lift him very carefully about the legs. Priest not happy.Priest every night five against one. There were big search lights on that front mounted on camions that you passed sometimes on the roads at night. It took the enamel off your teeth and left it on the roof of your mouth. He ought to be able to do something. mama Mia. its smooth surface covered with brick dust.How are the cars Manera asked.

 He came in very fast and bent down over the bed and kissed me.The road was crowded and there were screens of corn stalk and straw matting on both sides and matting over the top so that it was like the entrance at a circus or a native village.What is the differenceA nurse is like a doctor.And you call me CatherineCatherine. I said.Did they cross the river all rightEnormously. I said. The priest looked up.And the priest was locked up.I did not. The major was at the telephone sitting on a box. They returned it with his things.How you like this goddam warRotten.You must go on leave at once.

 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. Not Ba?chus. A trench mortar shell. I held her close against me and could feel her heart beating and her lips opened and her head went back against my hand and then she was crying on my shoulder.He shook his head. aint this a goddam warListen. said the major. She was not in the garden and I had to wait in the office of the hospital until she came down. Dont you want us never to attackNo. he said. There was a cough.Cough. I sat up straight and as I did so something inside my head moved like the weights on a dolls eyes and it hit me inside in back of my eyeballs. Let him go to centres of culture and civilization.

 The posts for the cars would have to be as near the river as they could get and keep covered.Bring him in. He had written to his father that I was coming and they had made preparations. They returned it with his things. Passini said still respectfully. I would go crazy. We crossed the brickyard.I did not understand the word.I would like you to see Abruzzi and visit my family at Capracotta. Get well soon. Otherwise it will be the bronze. I put thumb and fingers into the macaroni and lifted.Truly I tell you something about your good women. Its a Saint Anthony.

They come after you. No that wasnt it.Thank you very much.Yes. father. 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. said the major.Could I see her just for a momentThey sent an orderly to see and she came back with him. I havent any papers for you.Will you tell her how sorry I amYes.I went along the narrow road down toward the river. Do you think I would do right to marry Miss Barkleyafter the war of courseAbsolutely. she said. They returned it with his things.

A rivederci. Maria. I do not believe in the Free Masons however. The others listened.Can Gordini driveI dont think so. Underneath we are the same. The lieutenant.Fine. They say if you can prove you did any heroic act you can get the silver. It was Miss Ferguson. she said. then took a bite of cheese. it seemed. drink that.

Oh. You will be good to me.Do we have to go on and talk this wayNo. If you must have a priest have that priest. I said.It is true.I didnt carry anybody. Go on. They will love you like a son. I said. Mr. I wanted to go to the Hartz Mountains. Passini said. father.

 sucking in the ends. You would like the people and though it is cold it is clear and dry. It was very edifying. Always in Rome. His shoulder was smashed and his head was hurt. It would be the same when the offensive started. It is just bad administration. When people realize how bad it is they cannot do anything to stop it because they go crazy.And you dont have to say you love me. He spread the hand again. Inside I saw the head nurse. the cool nights.Do the men know that who attackI dont think so. Thats over for the evening.

 They lined them up afterward and took every tenth man. maam.It was just beyond where we turned off. was blonde and had a tawny skin and gray eyes. That was all left for next year. Everything seemed in good condition.You. Shes a nurse. Then. I must do something about getting you out of here. the captain said. isnt heYes. the line of ties and rails running along it. I said.

 Rinaldi. I said to Gordini. One leg was gone and the other was held by tendons and part of the trouser and the stump twitched and jerked as though it were not connected. It was very edifying. Did you have any beautiful adventuresYes. Ill not learn it in two weeks.He was a very nice boy. We work very hard but no one trusts us. yes. I always thought he was French. He went back inside. One is dead. Not in this war.He cant do anything about it anyway.

 and I knew I was dead and that it had all been a mistake to think you just died.Bacchus. tipping their heads back.I can come here though. As soon as I get the papers on these wounded Ill take you along the road and drop you with your medical officers.Thank you very much.You see Ive been leading a sort of a funny life. I am positive you will get the silver. They were sitting in the dugout talking and when I came in they stopped.Not even for the beautiful languageNo. Why did you join up with the ItaliansI was in Italy. The major asked me to have a drink with him and two other officers. We will convert him. I wore one when we went up to the posts and carried an English gas mask.

 Tenente. Now they have a guard outside his house with a bayonet and nobody can come to see his mother and father and sisters and his father loses his civil rights and cannot even vote. Passini said. You may come and see her after seven oclock if you wish.Yes.Ive come back to Catherine in the night. was blonde and had a tawny skin and gray eyes.Oh.Ill just step out the door a minute. clear red. Three others were up in the mountains at dressing stations. the long barrels of the guns covered with green branches and green leafy branches and vines laid over the tractors. a noise like a railway engine starting and then an explosion that shook the earth again.Two carabinieri held the car up.

 he said. They are too stupid.The next afternoon we heard there was to be an attack up the river that night and that we were to take four cars there. I could see the river far down below. wiped off the blade and pared off the dirty outside surface of the cheese. biting his arm.Jesus Christ.They dropped me once more before we reached the post. sure that this was all and all and all and not caring. you know. Did you think I was Italian There were some Italians with one of our units.Nonsense.Come on. I could not see the guns but they were evidently firing directly over us.

Rinaldi looked at me blankly.He wiped his hands on his jumper and grinned. He was a tall man and wore steel rimmed spectacles. Bring on something serious. I tried to move but I could not move. Im something called a V. unloaded them and went away. Henry.They are brave and have good discipline. a noise like a railway engine starting and then an explosion that shook the earth again. Im learning it. like bridge. Lacerations of the scalp (he probed Does that hurt Christ. Aldo.

 nights in bed. I felt it against the back of the chair. without embarrassment. Why did you do itI dont know.Shes nice. one for troops and one for officers. They will love you like a son. the dust rising from the wheels and going off through the trees.J started down the driveway. But Im back now. I think the heat knocked me over yesterday. warmed from the sun on the wall.Its way out. said the captain.