波波小说

第4部分（第3页）

〃No。〃

She　looked　down　at　the　grass。

〃This　is　a　rotten　game　we　play；　isnt　it？〃

〃What　game？〃

〃Dont　be　dull。〃

〃Im　not；　on　purpose。〃

〃Youre　a　nice　boy；〃　she　said。　〃And　you　play　it　as　well　as　you　know　how。　But　its　a　rotten　game。〃

〃Do　you　always　know　what　people　think？〃

〃Not　always。　But　I　do　with　you。　You　dont　have　to　pretend　you　love　me。　Thats　over　for　the　evening。　Is　there　anything　youd　like　to　talk　about？〃

〃But　I　do　love　you。〃

〃Please　lets　not　lie　when　we　dont　have　to。　I　had　a　very　fine　little　show　and　Im　all　right　now。　You　see　Im　not　mad　and　Im　not　gone　off。　Its　only　a　little　sometimes。〃

I　pressed　her　hand；　〃Dear　Catherine。〃

〃It　sounds　very　funny　now……Catherine。　You　dont　pronounce　it　very　much　alike。　But　youre　very　nice。　Youre　a　very　good　boy。〃

〃Thats　what　the　priest　said。〃

〃Yes；　youre　very　good。　And　you　will　e　and　see　me？〃

〃Of　course。〃

〃And　you　dont　have　to　say　you　love　me。　Thats　all　over　for　a　while。〃　She　stood　up　and　put　out　her　hand。　〃Good…night。〃

I　wanted　to　kiss　her。

〃No；〃　she　said。　〃Im　awfully　tired。〃

〃Kiss　me；　though；〃　I　said。

〃Im　awfully　tired；　darling。〃

〃Kiss　me。〃

〃Do　you　want　to　very　much？〃

〃Yes。〃

We　kissed　and　she　broke　away　suddenly。　〃No。　Good…night；　please；　darling。〃　We　walked　to　the　door　and　I　saw　her　go　in　and　down　the　hall。　I　liked　to　watch　her　move。　She　went　on　down　the　hall。　I　went　on　home。　It　was　a　hot　night　and　there　was　a　good　deal　going　on　up　in　the　mountains。　I　watched　the　flashes　on　San　Gabriele。

I　stopped　in　front　of　the　Villa　Rossa。　The　shutters　were　up　but　it　was　still　going　on　inside。　Somebody　was　singing。　I　went　on　home。　Rinaldi　came　in　while　I　was　undressing。

〃Ah；　ha！〃　he　said。　〃It　does　not　go　so　well。　Baby　is　puzzled。〃

〃Where　have　you　been？〃

〃At　the　Villa　Rossa。　It　was　very　edifying；　baby。　We　all　sang。　Where　have　you　been？〃

〃Calling　on　the　British。〃

〃Thank　God　I　did　not　bee　involved　with　the　British。〃

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I　came　back　the　next　afternoon　from　our　first　mountain　post　and　stopped　the　car　at　the　smistimento　where　the　wounded　and　sick　were　sorted　by　their　papers　and　the　papers　marked　for　the　different　hospitals。　I　had　been　driving　and　I　sat　in　the　car　and　the　driver　took　the　papers　in。　It　was　a　hot　day　and　the　sky　was　very　bright　and　blue　and　the　road　was　white　and　dusty。　I　sat　in　the　high　seat　of　the　Fiat　and　thought　about　nothing。　A　regiment　went　by　in　the　road　and　I　watched　them　pass。　The　men　were　hot　and　sweating。　Some　wore　their　steel　helmets　but　most　of　them　carried　them　slung　from　their　packs。　Most　of　the　helmets　were　too　big　and　came　down　almost　over　the　ears　of　the　men　who　wore　them。　The　officers　all　wore　helmets；　better…fitting　helmets。　It　was　half　of　the　brigata　Basilicata。　I　identified　them　by　their　red　and　white　striped　collar　mark。　There　were　stragglers　going　by　long　after　the　regiment　had　passed……men　who　could　not　keep　up　with　their　platoons。　They　were　sweaty；　dusty　and　tired。　Some　looked　pretty　bad。　A　soldier　came　along　after　the　last　of　the　stragglers。　He　was　walking　with　a　limp。　He　stopped　and　sat　down　beside　the　road。　I　got　down　and　went　over。

〃Whats　the　matter？〃

He　looked　at　me；　then　stood　up。

〃Im　going　on。〃

〃Whats　the　trouble？〃

〃……　the　war。〃

〃Whats　wrong　with　yo

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