them.And you dont have to say you love me.

Be a good boy and be careful
Be a good boy and be careful. 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. Is there anything youd like to talk aboutBut I do love you. father. Some of the wounded were noisy but most were quiet. They come back for me. I said. The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. He had not had it but he understood that I had really wanted to go to the Abruzzi but had not gone and we were still friends.I drank the cognac and felt it warm all the way down. It was there that the offensive was to begin. Back at the villa I went upstairs to the room.Oh.

 In Pittsburgh.Most of them dont.Start in to eat. TenenteWhere is Gordini and GavuzziGordinis at the post getting bandaged. I saw arched stone bridges over the river where tracks turned off from the road and we passed stone farmhouses with pear trees candelabraed against their south walls and low stone walls in the fields. Its twice as big as it was this morning. stepping carefully among the wounded.How are you.No. He was a big smart tall boy to be in the granatieri. I didnt mean to hurt you. He started with the upright thumb and named in their order the thumb and four fingers. I told them what I had heard.

Lets drop the war. first fingers extended.Slit the tunic. he said. Do you suffer much Have a drink.Bring good opera disks.We kissed and she broke away suddenly. It is a noble organization. he pointed to the thumb.J started down the driveway. Could I join nowIm afraid not now. dont you It seemed it was a very funny joke if you understood it properly. Are you badly hitIn the leg.

 I went back to the drivers. We all got up and left the table.Rinaldi looked at me blankly. In the town there were more guns.Loan me fifty lire. Hes a better man than I am. Im sorry.Just as you like. Rinaldi poured another glass.I have to get washed and report. This was a strange and mysterious war zone but I supposed it was quite well run and grim compared to other wars with the Austrians. the major said.You couldnt have sent me a noteNo.

 Theres more snow there than here.And youre all right I asked outside. we knew it was all over for that year. You have a good time The others all grinned too. She went on down the hall. the operation was successful. that there had been three others. no. I drove back up the narrow road.It is true. They poured me more wine and I told the story about the English private soldier who was placed under the shower bath.I ate the end of my piece of cheese and took a swallow of wine.Good evening.

 That made the bed damp and cool. Wait till I get cleaned up. I said. It was that which shook my faith.How is he the Englishman called back. If they did. misunderstandings.I wish you were back. said Bassi. Tenente. Most of the helmets were too big and came down almost over the ears of the men who wore them.WhereMilano. Miss Ferguson was with her.

 and the whole thing going well on the Carso made the fall very different from the last fall when we had been in the country.It would be fine if you would take the cars. She let me take it and I held it and put my arm around under her arm. Did you have any beautiful adventuresYes. Not in this ambulance business. Gordini stood behind me.I have to go. There is nothing as bad as war.Its rotten.Ciaou! he said..Its not been away. They were a real mask.

 and chewed. He was quieter now. Oh mama mia. I had a very fine little show and Im all right now. said the lieutenant. It ought to be good. and in the fall when the rains came the leaves all fell from the chestnut trees and the branches were bare and the trunks black with rain. He was walking with a limp. The little major looked at us furious. There were three doctors that I knew. baby. I said to Gordini. I looked back and saw the three cars all climbing.

There arent enough troops here for a real attack. I started when he did.I would like you to see Abruzzi and visit my family at Capracotta.Do you think it would be any good to try and see her tomorrowYes. It would not rip and I bit the edge of the cloth to start it. I shouted to the driver. sototenente (the thumb). I felt I had a certain advantage. a few freshly washed. 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. when I learned it. English goddess. While I was looking at him he opened his eyes.

And what did he say asked the priest. We drank the second grappa. I had gone to no place where the roads were frozen and hard as iron. Shell be off then. The officers all came from such good families. wash it out. I could have given him that anyway. yes.Goodnight.I will send Miss Barkley. His right hand left the wheel and opened a button on his tunic and pulled it out from under his shirt.How is everythingSplendid.Hows everythingNot so bad.

 crossing out everything except. the captain said.Where were the Hartz Mountains anyway They were fighting in the Carpathians. That night in the mess after the spaghetti course. She stood up and put out her hand. He is the legitimate son of President Wilson. the major said.Do you always know what people thinkNot always. I said I thought they had them. The British had come with three ambulances and they had two men on each ambulance. There was more to it than that. You have a good time The others all grinned too.Its a silly front.

Yes.Bersaglieri. I am now in love with Miss Barkley.Very. I had met two gunners from that lot. waiting for Catherine Barkley to come down. He paused and thought.I knocked over his candle with the pillow and got into bed in the dark. You must forgive me for talking so much. Not very well.How is everythingSplendid. There were many marble busts on painted wooden pillars along the walls of the room they used for an office. The road curved and we saw the three cars looking quite small.

 The priest accepted it as a joke. said Passini and spat on the floor. They took off my trousers and the medical captain commenced dictating to the sergeant adjutant while he worked. You know. put their stretchers down. an officer directing the light and the crew scared. You see Im not mad and Im not gone off. cheekfitted. I saw a third range of mountains.We drove fast when we were over the bridge and soon we saw the dust of the other cars ahead down the road.Shes Scotch. Fragments of enemy trench mortar shell. We understand you let us talk.

Youre sloppy.And why didnt you marryI dont know.Oh. he said. It was quiet. There is only one difference between taking a girl who has always been good and a woman. One thing after another.War is not won by victory. Priest not happy.I dried my hands and took out my pocketbook from the inside of my tunic hanging on the wall. Miss Ferguson walked away in the dark. It is a successful coup de main. baby.

 fast and shallow. It was quite evident he had stolen the bonds.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. Were you on permissionYes. Gordini said.Passinis dead. would you he asked. I only write about what a beautiful place we live in and how brave the Italians are. Hes dead. There was fighting for that mountain too. That is true. It was not a pleasant trip to the dressing room and I did not know until later that beds could be made with men in them.And you dont have to say you love me.