波波小说

第7部分（第2页）

〃They　cant　hang　every　one。〃

〃An　outside　nation　cant　make　you　be　a　soldier；〃　Manera　said。　〃At　the　first　battle　you　all　run。〃

〃Like　the　Tchecos。〃

〃I　think　you　do　not　know　anything　about　being　conquered　and　so　you　think　it　is　not　bad。〃

〃Tenente；〃　Passini　said。　〃We　understand　you　let　us　talk。　Listen。　There　is　nothing　as　bad　as　war。　We　in　the　auto…ambulance　cannot　even　realize　at　all　how　bad　it　is。　When　people　realize　how　bad　it　is　they　cannot　do　anything　to　stop　it　because　they　go　crazy。　There　are　some　people　who　never　realize。　There　are　people　who　are　afraid　of　their　officers。　It　is　with　them　the　war　is　made。〃

〃I　know　it　is　bad　but　we　must　finish　it。〃

〃It　doesnt　finish。　There　is　no　finish　to　a　war。〃

〃Yes　there　is。〃

Passini　shook　his　head。

〃War　is　not　won　by　victory。　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。　One　side　must　stop　fighting。　Why　dont　we　stop　fighting？　If　they　e　down　into　Italy　they　will　get　tired　and　go　away。　They　have　their　own　country。　But　no；　instead　there　is　a　war。〃

〃Youre　an　orator。〃

〃We　think。　We　read。　We　are　not　peasants。　We　are　mechanics。　But　even　the　peasants　know　better　than　to　believe　in　a　war。　Everybody　hates　this　war。〃

〃There　is　a　class　that　controls　a　country　that　is　stupid　and　does　not　realize　anything　and　never　can。　That　is　why　we　have　this　war。〃

〃Also　they　make　money　out　of　it。〃

〃Most　of　them　dont；〃　said　Passini。　〃They　are　too　stupid。　They　do　it　for　nothing。　For　stupidity。〃

〃We　must　shut　up；〃　said　Manera。　〃We　talk　too　much　even　for　the　Tenente。〃

〃He　likes　it；〃　said　Passini。　〃We　will　convert　him。〃

〃But　now　we　will　shut　up；〃　Manera　said。

〃Do　we　eat　yet；　Tenente？〃　Gavuzzi　asked。

〃I　will　go　and　see；〃　I　said。　Gordini　stood　up　and　went　outside　with　me。

〃Is　there　anything　I　can　do；　Tenente？　Can　I　help　in　any　way？〃　He　was　the　quietest　one　of　the　four。　〃e　with　me　if　you　want；〃　I　said；　〃and　well　see。〃

It　was　dark　outside　and　the　long　light　from　the　search…lights　was　moving　over　the　mountains。　There　were　big　search…lights　on　that　front　mounted　on　camions　that　you　passed　sometimes　on　the　roads　at　night；　close　behind　the　lines；　the　camion　stopped　a　little　off　the　road；　an　officer　directing　the　light　and　the　crew　scared。　We　crossed　the　brickyard；　and　stopped　at　the　main　dressing　station。　There　was　a　little　shelter　of　green　branches　outside　over　the　entrance　and　in　the　dark　the　night　wind　rustled　the　leaves　dried　by　the　sun。　Inside　there　was　a　light。　The　major　was　at　the　telephone　sitting　on　a　box。　One　of　the　medical　captains　said　the　attack　had　been　put　forward　an　hour。　He　offered　me　a　glass　of　cognac。　I　looked　at　the　board　tables；　the　instruments　shining　in　the　light；　the　basins　and　the　stoppered　bottles。　Gordini　stood　behind　me。　The　major　got　up　from　the　telephone。

〃It　starts　now；〃　he　said。　〃It　has　been　put　back　again。〃

I　looked　outside；　it　was　dark　and　the　Austrian　search…lights　were　moving　on　the　mountains　behind　us。　It　was　quiet　for　a　moment　still；　then　from　all　the　guns　behind　us　the　bombardment　started。

〃Savoia；〃　said　the　major。

〃About　the　soup；　major；〃　I　said。　He　did　not　hear　me。　I　repeated　it。

〃It　hasnt　e　up。〃

A　big　shell　came　in　and　burst　outside　in　the　brickyard。　Another　burst　and　in　the　noise　you　could　hear　the　smaller　noise　of　the　brick　and　dirt　raining　down。

〃What　is　there　to　eat？〃

〃We　have　a　little　pasta　asciutta；〃　the　major　said。

〃Ill　take　what　you　can　give　me。〃

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　handed　it　to　Gordini。

〃Have　you　any　cheese？〃

The　major　spoke　grudgingly　to　the　orderly　who　ducked　back　into　the　hole　again　and　came　out　with　a　quarter　of　a　white　cheese。

〃Thank　you　very　much；〃　I　said。

〃Youd　better　not　go　out。〃

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