波波小说

第19部分（第2页）

〃A　pistol。〃　We　went　in　and　I　unbuttoned　my　belt　and　laid　it　with　the　emply　holster　on　the　counter。　Two　women　were　behind　the　counter。　The　women　brought　out　several　pistols。

〃It　must　fit　this；〃　I　said；　opening　the　holster。　It　was　a　gray　leather　holster　and　I　had　bought　it　second…hand　to　wear　in　the　town。

〃Have　they　good　pistols？〃　Catherine　asked。

〃Theyre　all　about　the　same。　Can　I　try　this　one？〃　I　asked　the　woman。

〃I　have　no　place　now　to　shoot；〃　she　said。　〃But　it　is　very　good。　You　will　not　make　a　mistake　with　it。〃

I　snapped　it　and　pulled　back　the　action。　The　spring　was　rather　strong　but　it　worked　smoothly。　I　sighted　it　and　snapped　it　again。

〃It　is　used；〃　the　woman　said。　〃It　belonged　to　an　officer　who　was　an　excellent　shot。〃

〃Did　you　sell　it　to　him？〃

〃Yes。〃

〃How　did　you　get　it　back？〃

〃From　his　orderly。〃

〃Maybe　you　have　mine；〃　I　said。　〃How　much　is　this？〃

〃Fifty　lire。　It　is　very　cheap。〃

〃All　right。　I　want　two　extra　clips　and　a　box　of　cartridges。〃

She　brought　them　from　under　the　counter。

〃Have　you　any　need　for　a　sword？〃　she　asked。　〃I　have　some　used　swords　very　cheap。〃

〃Im　going　to　the　front；〃　I　said。

〃Oh　yes；　then　you　wont　need　a　sword；〃　she　said。

I　paid　for　the　cartridges　and　the　pistol；　filled　the　magazine　and　put　it　in　place；　put　the　pistol　in　my　empty　holster；　filled　the　extra　clips　with　cartridges　and　put　them　in　the　leather　slots　on　the　holster　and　then　buckled　on　my　belt。　The　pistol　felt　heavy　on　the　belt。　Still；　I　thought；　it　was　better　to　have　a　regulation　pistol。　You　could　always　get　shells。

〃Now　were　fully　armed；〃　I　said。　〃That　was　the　one　thing　I　had　to　remember　to　do。　Some　one　got　my　other　one　going　to　the　hospital。〃

〃I　hope　its　a　good　pistol；〃　Catherine　said。

〃Was　there　anything　else？〃　the　woman　asked。

〃I　dont　believe　so。〃

〃The　pistol　has　a　lanyard；〃　she　said。

〃So　I　noticed。〃

The　woman　wanted　to　sell　something　else。

〃You　dont　need　a　whistle？〃

〃I　dont　believe　so。〃

The　woman　said　good…by　and　we　went　out　onto　the　sidewalk。　Catherine　looked　in　the　window。　The　woman　looked　out　and　bowed　to　us。

〃What　are　those　little　mirrors　set　in　wood　for？〃

〃Theyre　for　attracting　birds。　They　twirl　them　out　in　the　field　and　larks　see　them　and　e　out　and　the　Italians　shoot　them。〃

〃They　are　an　ingenious　people；〃　Catherine　said。　〃You　dont　shoot　larks　do　you；　darling；　in　America？〃

〃Not　especially。〃

We　crossed　the　street　and　started　to　walk　up　the　other　side。

〃I　feel　better　now；〃　Catherine　said。　〃I　felt　terrible　when　we　started。〃

〃We　always　feel　good　when　were　together。〃

〃We　always　will　be　together。〃

〃Yes；　except　that　Im　going　away　at　midnight。〃

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