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〃Wait a minute;〃 Rinaldi said。 〃Perhaps we should have a drink。〃 He opened his trunk and took out a bottle。

〃Not Strega;〃 I said。

〃No。 Grappa。〃

〃All right。〃

He poured two glasses and we touched them; first fingers extended。 The grappa was very strong。

〃Another?〃

〃All right;〃 I said。 We drank the second grappa; Rinaldi put away the bottle and we went down the stairs。 It was hot walking through the town but the sun was starting to go down and it was very pleasant。 The British hospital was a big villa built by Germans before the war。 Miss Barkley was in the garden。 Another nurse was with her。 We saw their white uniforms through the trees and walked toward them。 Rinaldi saluted。 I saluted too but more moderately。

〃How do you do?〃 Miss Barkley said。 〃Youre not an Italian; are you?〃

〃Oh; no。〃

Rinaldi was talking with the other nurse。 They were laughing。 〃What an odd thing……to be in the Italian army。〃

〃Its not really the army。 Its only the ambulance。〃

〃Its very odd though。 Why did you do it?〃

〃I dont know;〃 I said。 〃There isnt always an explanation for everything。〃

〃Oh; isnt there? I was brought up to think there was。〃

〃Thats awfully nice。〃

〃Do we have to go on and talk this way?〃

〃No;〃 I said。

〃Thats a relief。 Isnt it?〃

〃What is the stick?〃 I asked。 Miss Barkley was quite tall。 She wore what seemed to me to be a nurses uniform; was blonde and had a tawny skin and gray eyes。 I thought she was very beautiful。 She was carrying a thin rattan stick like a toy riding…crop; bound in leather。

〃It belonged to a boy who was killed last year。〃

〃Im awfully sorry。〃

〃He was a very nice boy。 He was going to marry me and he was killed in the Somme。〃

〃It was a ghastly show。〃

〃Were you there?〃

〃No。〃

〃Ive heard about it;〃 she said。 〃Theres not really any war of that sort down here。 They sent me the little stick。 His mother sent it to me。 They returned it with his things。〃

〃Had you been engaged long?〃

〃Eight years。 We grew up together。〃

〃And why didnt you marry?〃

〃I dont know;〃 she said。 〃I was a fool not to。 I could have given him that anyway。 But I thought it would be bad for him。〃

〃I see。〃

〃Have you ever loved any one?〃

〃No;〃 I said。

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