engine open and parts spread on the work bench.

Hell say I did it on purpose
Hell say I did it on purpose.They may crack. I said.No. holding the cheese. I said and went back to the house and drank another bowl of coffee at the mess table. He is a priest; he will appreciate it. Miss Ferguson was with her. I am positive you will get the silver. Doesnt anybody work nowSince you are gone we have nothing but frostbites.I took out my knife. she said. and the strange excitement of waking and not knowing who it was with you. Thank you very much.

 he said. Passini said. She put it in my hand. He said there was so much dirt blown into the wound that there had not been much hemorrhage.Yes. The snow slanted across the wind.Its a silly front. wop. Remember carefully.Fine. The men were hot and sweating. But I found a place where the cars would be sheltered after they passed that last badlooking bit and could wait for the wounded to be brought across the pontoon bridge. I said. His nose was skinned and there was dust on the bloody patch and dust in his hair.

 bronzes looked like something. marched as though they were six months gone with child. drink that. One killed and the fellow that brought you.Sure.Be a good boy and be careful. Thats where the money comes from. he said.You were quite right.You love Italy Rinaldi asked Miss Ferguson in English. You only pretend to be American.Are you very tired she asked.That will be nice.There are three others.

All thinking men are atheists.J started down the driveway. she said. I said in Italian. cloudy with snowwater and running fast through the spiles of the bridge. Bacchus or no Bacchus. I tried again and my legs moved a little. SicilyHe should visit Amalfi. sometimes now seeing his face and little long necked body and gray beard like a goats chin tuft; all these with the sudden interiors of houses that had lost a wall through shelling. One of the medical captains said the attack had been put forward an hour. They come back for me.Why notNo. 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. British ambulance drivers were killed sometimes.

 even in the ambulance business. He bandaged.A new wide road was being finished that would go over the mountain and zigzag down to the bridge.Better not drink too much brandy then. He bent over me.Bring Caruso. bronzes looked like something. she said.Come. I watched the flashes on San Gabriele. We walked to the door and I saw her go in and down the hall. Dio te salve. The ovens and some deep holes had been equipped as dressing stations. they would.

 and really you are just like me underneath. There. sure that this was all and all and all and not caring. Then he was quiet.That will be nice.I can come here though. This had been the villa of a very wealthy German and the busts must have cost him plenty. how we did not do the things we wanted to do; we never did such things. the shellmarked iron of the railway bridge. isnt there I was brought up to think there was. Its only the ambulance.We think. My friend motioned for him to come in. He drank a half tumbler of cognac.

 baby. far below. I felt it against the back of the chair.Oh. Inside there was a light. And then you are so very beautiful. I said. Because were going to have a strange life. she said. The sun was going down and looking up along the bank as we drove I saw the Austrian observation balloons above the hills on the other side dark against the sunset. I would have married him or anything. Well.Im going on. He was quieter now.

 and went in under the shed and looked at each of the cars. and chewed. carts and loaded ambulances and all returning traffic up the old narrow road. The shock dulls the pain; but this is all right. lieutenant. I practised with it. come. and stood up. Henry. the cool nights. however. For stupidity. she said. Dear Catherine.

 we are.Later. which every one ate very quickly and seriously. Nothing to do. But millions of fools like you dont know it. The road climbed steeply going up and back and forth through chestnut woods to level finally along a ridge. that nothing should be lost. Passini said. Rinaldi put away the bottle and we went down the stairs. He loved being a surgeon and we were great friends.The next afternoon I went to call on Miss Barkley again. stupid from inexperience. I lied. wore his black boots.

The captain. baby. You walk up and down.65 caliber with a short barrel and it jumped so sharply when you let it off that there was no question of hitting anything. Gavuzzi said. Everything seemed in good condition. Everybody is proud of you. I drove back to Gorizia and our villa and. painted gray and built like moving-vans. major. the major said. There were trees along both sides of the road and through the right line of trees I saw the river. They lined them up afterward and took every tenth man.Do you suppose it will always go onNo.

 Id be glad to kiss you if you dont mind. But those grenadiers; all over six feet. I just couldnt stand the nurseseveningoff aspect of it. I tried to breathe but my breath would not come and I felt myself rush bodily out of myself and out and out and out and all the time bodily in the wind.Priest not happy.You love Italy Rinaldi asked Miss Ferguson in English. Get well soon.Rinaldi went out with me.Are you hit badly he asked. said the captain. I said. went to call on Miss Barkley. Manera said. Im something called a V.

 Im all right. and the major started us with red wine in mugs. so I asked to see you. But if you have had it you know. It was not wide enough either to carry all the transport for an offensive and the Austrians could make a shambles out of it. the stumps of trees projected.Leave him alone.The major spoke to an orderly who went out of sight in the back and came back with a metal basin of cold cooked macaroni. I dont mind at all. There is nothing as bad as war. I said that was a foul lie and. I thought perhaps he couldnt stand it and then of course he was killed and that was the end of it. Yes. He was the Kings uncle and commanded the third army.

I felt it.Do you like itVery much.The captain. Outside the sergeant adjutant knelt down beside me where I lay. We passed a long column of loaded mules.And why didnt you marryI dont know.Dont bring Caruso.How did you happen to do that Why didnt you join up with usI dont know. I handed it to Gordini. That major at the first post was a hogbutcher. I was cold and my leg hurt so that it made me sick. If youve got a fracture you dont want inflammation. They returned it with his things. But back here youve got to have papers.

 The major said he had heard a report that I could drink.Will you tell her how sorry I amYes. selfinflicted wounds. Dio te salve. I went with him and found the dugout. The road was screened because it was in sight of the Austrians across the river. without embarrassment. You may come and see her after seven oclock if you wish. You go away sototenente! You come back sotocolonello! They all laughed.We think.It is true. Rinaldi shook his head. The priest looked up.Goodnight.

 There was nothing to write about. People cant realize what France is like. I will write you cards to my family in Amalfi. I sat in the high seat of the Fiat and thought about nothing. I tried to make out whether they were members of the family or what; but they were all uniformly classical. Stupid.Shes not awfully well. Its been in there too long. he said. It is a disgrace that they should stay so long that they become friends.Bring good opera disks. You could stay with my family. We work very hard but no one trusts us. the car looking disgraced and empty with the engine open and parts spread on the work bench.