because it was in plain sight. For two weeks now they havent changed them.

 said Passini
 said Passini. But if you have had it you know. and then a drink of the wine. Bring a glass. baby. I am positive you will get the silver.I went back to the majors dugout and he said the field kitchen would be along and the drivers could come and get their stew.No.Like the Tchecos.Abbastanza bene.He poured two glasses and we touched them. I said I hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. baby.

Yes there is. Would you like us to take the carsThats what I wanted to ask you.Oh.Its better to wear him. Tenente.Goodnight. That major at the first post was a hogbutcher. There was nothing to write about. Any frescoes were good when they started to peel and flake off. They wouldnt attack. then stopped and kissed her. The carabinieri waved us to go on. At the first battle you all run.

 Mr.Dont I talk Italian good enoughI knew you was an American all right.I cant imagine lying like that. What made it pretty was that it sounded like Island. I liked to watch her move. there was the smell of marble floors and hospital.Couldnt you take me no place elseIf it was closer to the front I could take you to a first medical post. We crossed the brickyard.No. that looked chalky white and furrowed. You see I didnt care about the other thing and he could have had it all. I knew. 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.

 She went on down the hall. I would have married him or anything. And you never know if the girl will really like it. I watched them settle on the ceiling.Is there anything I can do. I asked him what happened and he said. Gavuzzi said.Wonderful.It doesnt finish. I said.They want to eat. Ill clean this up a little. to ride along the road across the plain and deliver the wounded at the two hospitals.

 you have come back. The Austrian army was created to give Napoleon victories; any Napoleon. Didnt you see itNo. The captain waved to me. brown mountains with a little green on their slopes. I was angry and yet certain.Beyond the mule train the road was empty and we climbed through the hills and then went down over the shoulder of a long hill into a river valley. Tenente.Come on. Look how you are wounded. I had treated seeing Catherine very lightly. baby.Where is the gasoline park nowAt the same place.

 The hall too.Defeat is worse. really.There will be no more offensive now that the snow has come. and of which I had never heard. an officer directing the light and the crew scared. ha! he said. There is no finish to a war.It belonged to a boy who was killed last year. The window was open. Ive seen you about. 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.I do not believe it.

Pas encore. bronzes looked like something. I wondered who had done them and how much he got.Why notThey dont trust us when theres nothing going on. Every night priest five against one! They all laughed again. I heard the machine guns and rifles firing across the river and all along the river.Didnt you carry anybody on your back Gordini says you carried several people on your back but the medical major at the first post declares it is impossible. He patted Gordini on the shoulder. At the foot of the bed was my flat trunk.I have to get washed and report. The others were shouting. And you play it as well as you know how. lifting the spaghetti on the fork until the loose strands hung clear then lowering it into the mouth.

Arent you a nurseOh.The adjutant.He poured two glasses and we touched them. Would you like a drink of brandy How did you run into this thing anyway What were you trying to do Commit suicide Antitetanus please. A shell burst short near the river bank. Thats over for the evening.You are so modest. We do not like the English. They were moderately clean. But its very beautiful. loosely packed cigarettes that spilled tobacco and needed to have the ends twisted before you smoked them. Close to the bank I saw deep pools. Why dont you come inHe shook his head.

 Manera said.The Germans too. He could have had anything he wanted if I would have known. and the world all unreal in the dark and so exciting that you must resume again unknowing and not caring in the night. the line of the river that separated the two armies. Im sorry. Hes very good. the trees along the road had small leaves and a breeze came from the sea.We might sit there just for a little while. You rarely find any one any good this close to the front. Orderly. Passini said. and put on a dressing.

He wiped his hands on his jumper and grinned. gentlemen.She laughed. baby How do you feel I bring you this It was a bottle of cognac. Gavuzzi handed me the basin of macaroni.Maybe girls dont want to go to the front any more. I said.No. Rinaldi was sitting on the bed with a copy of Hugos English grammar. I said. I was angry and yet certain. In Pittsburgh. I was always able to forget.

I believe in the Free Masons. They had come back for him.They dropped me once more before we reached the post. 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. You understand Priest every night five against one. Do you think I would do right to marry Miss Barkleyafter the war of courseAbsolutely. We grew up together. Is there anything youd like to talk aboutBut I do love you.The Italians didnt want women so near the front. I said.Leave him alone. But it was checked and in the end only seven thousand died of it in the army. They were sweaty.

 She put it in my hand.Ill be right here. Some wore their steel helmets but most of them carried them slung from their packs.A shell fell close and they both dropped to the ground and dropped me. my bed was made up with blankets and my things hung on the wall. They had always cracked in other wars. We parked the cars beyond a brickyard.A whatAn ignorant wop. I said to Gordini. God.Yes. the trees along the road had small leaves and a breeze came from the sea. I will.

 They wouldnt attack.You speak English he asked. said the priest.Im so sorry.Somebody said you should be able to learn it in two weeks.Do you suppose it will always go onNo. Bring him a glass of brandy. We stopped at the side of the road.No. I wore one when we went up to the posts and carried an English gas mask. poured out into the glass held with the same hand; after this course. But millions of fools like you dont know it. Ive seen your Tenente.

 Rinaldi shook his head.Youre a nice boy. mama Mia.Ill take what you can give me. Its only the ambulance. He denied all knowledge of the five per cent bonds.She was unclasping something from her neck. she said. The priest shook his head and went on. While I rubbed myself with a towel I looked around the room and out the window and at Rinaldi lying with his eyes closed on the bed. I leaned forward in the dark to kiss her and there was a sharp stinging flash. We dont go out. I must go.

 I heard the machine guns and rifles firing across the river and all along the river. I could look down through the woods and see. Signor Tenente.Slit the tunic. baby. I come to see you again soon.How are you. You are really an Italian. you see.Hows everythingNot so bad. Bacchus or no Bacchus. 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. For two weeks now they havent changed them.