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〃All　right。　Then　I　have　to　go。〃　She　got　out　the　bottle　from　the　armoire　and　brought　a　glass。

〃You　take　the　glass；〃　I　said。　〃Ill　drink　out　of　the　bottle。〃

〃Heres　to　you；〃　said　Miss　Gage。

〃What　did　Van　Campen　say　about　me　sleeping　late　in　the　mornings？〃

〃She　just　jawed　about　it。　She　calls　you　our　privileged　patient。〃

〃To　hell　with　her。〃

〃She　isnt　mean；〃　Miss　Gage　said。　〃Shes　just　old　and　cranky。　She　never　liked　you。〃

〃No。〃

〃Well；　I　do。　And　Im　your　friend。　Dont　forget　that。〃

〃Youre　awfully　damned　nice。〃

〃No。　I　know　who　you　think　is　nice。　But　Im　your　friend。　How　does　your　leg　feel？〃

〃Fine。〃

〃Ill　bring　some　cold　mineral　water　to　pour　over　it。　It　must　itch　under　the　cast。　Its　hot　outside。〃

〃Youre　awful　nice。〃

〃Does　it　itch　much？〃

〃No。　Its　fine。〃

〃Ill　fix　those　sandbags　better。〃　She　leaned　over。　〃Im　your　friend。〃

〃I　know　you　are。〃

〃No　you　dont。　But　you　will　some　day。〃

Catherine　Barkley　took　three　nights　off　night　duty　and　then　she　came　back　on　again。　It　was　as　though　we　met　again　after　each　of　us　had　been　away　on　a　long　journey。

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We　had　a　lovely　time　that　summer。　When　I　could　go　out　we　rode　in　a　carriage　in　the　park。　I　remember　the　carriage；　the　horse　going　slowly；　and　up　ahead　the　back　of　the　driver　with　his　varnished　high　hat；　and　Catherine　Barkley　sitting　beside　me。　If　we　let　our　hands　touch；　just　the　side　of　my　hand　touching　hers；　we　were　excited。　Afterward　when　I　could　get　around　on　crutches　we　went　to　dinner　at　Biffis　or　the　Gran　Italia　and　sat　at　the　tables　outside　on　the　floor　of　the　galleria。　The　waiters　came　in　and　out　and　there　were　people　going　by　and　candles　with　shades　on　the　tablecloths　and　after　we　decided　that　we　liked　the　Gran　Italia　best；　George；　the　headwaiter；　saved　us　a　table。　He　was　a　fine　waiter　and　we　let　him　order　the　meal　while　we　looked　at　the　people；　and　the　great　galleria　in　the　dusk；　and　each　other。　We　drank　dry　white　capri　iced　in　a　bucket；　although　we　tried　many　of　the　other　wines；　fresa；　barbera　and　the　sweet　white　wines。　They　had　no　wine　waiter　because　of　the　war　and　George　would　smile　ashamedly　when　I　asked　about　wines　like　fresa。

〃If　you　imagine　a　country　that　makes　a　wine　because　it　tastes　like　strawberries；〃　he　said。

〃Why　shouldnt　it？〃　Catherine　asked。　〃It　sounds　splendid。〃

〃You　try　it；　lady；〃　said　George；　〃if　you　want　to。　But　let　me　bring　a　little　bottle　of　margaux　for　the　Tenente。〃

〃Ill　try　it　too；　George。〃

〃Sir；　I　cant　remend　you　to。　It　doesnt　even　taste　like　strawberries。〃

〃It　might；〃　said　Catherine。　〃It　would　be　wonderful　if　it　did。〃

〃Ill　bring　it；〃　said　George；　〃and　when　the　lady　is　satisfied　Ill　take　it　away。〃

It　was　not　much　of　a　wine。　As　he　said；　it　did　not　even　taste　like　strawberries。　We　went　back　to　capri。　One　evening　I　was　short　of　money　and　George　loaned　me　a　hundred　lire。　〃Thats　all　right；　Tenente；〃　he　said。　〃I　know　how　it　is。　I　know　how　a　man　gets　short。　If　you　or　the　lady　need　money　Ive　always　got　money。〃

After　dinner　we　walked　through　the　galleria；　past　the　other　restaurants　and　the　shops　with　their　steel　shutters　down；　and　stopped　at　the　little　place　where　they　sold　sandwiches；　ham　and　lettuce　sandwiches　and　anchovy　sandwiches　made　of　very　tiny　brown　glazed　rolls　and　only　about　as　long　as　your　finger。　They　were　to　eat　in　the　night　when　we　were　hungry。　Then　we　got　into　an　open　carriage　outside　the　galleria　in　front　of　the　cathedral　and　rode　to　the　hospital。　At　the　door　of　the　hospital　the　porter　came　out　to　help　with　the　crutches。　I　paid　the　driver；　and　then　we　rode　upstairs　in　the　elevator。　Catherine　got　off　at　the　lower　floor　where　the　nurses　lived　and　I　went　on　up　and　went　down　the　hall　on　crutches　to　my　room；　sometimes　I　undressed　and　got　into　bed　and　sometimes　I　sat　out　on　the　balcony　with　my　leg　up　on　another　chair　and　watched　the　swallows　over　the　roofs　and　waited　for　Catherine。　When　she　came　upstairs　it　was　as　though　she　had　been　away　on　a　long　trip　and　I　went　along　the　hall　with　her　on　the　crutches　and　carried　the　basins　and　waited　outside　the　doors；　or　went　in　with　her；　it　depending　on　whether　they　were　friends　of　ours　or　not；　and　when　she　had　done　all　there　was　to　be　done　we　sat　out　on　the　balcony　outside　my　room。　Afterward　I　went　to　bed　and　when　they　were　all　asleep　and　she　was　sure　they　would　not　call　she　came　in。　I　loved　to　take　her　hair　down　and　she　sat　on　the　bed　and　kept　very　still；　except　suddenly　she　would　dip　down　to　kiss　me　while　I　was　doing　it；　and　I　would　take　out　the　pins　and　lay　them　on　the　sheet　and　it　would　be　loose　and　I　would　watch　her　while　she　kept　very　still　and　then　take　out　the　last　two　pins　and　it　would　all　e　down　and　she　would　drop　her　head　and　we　would　both　be　inside　of　it；　and　it　was　the　feeling　of　inside　a　tent　or　behind　a　falls。

She　had　wonderfully　beautiful　hair　and　I　would　lie　sometimes　and　watch　her　twisting　it　up　in　the　light　that　came　in　the　open　door　and　it　shone　even　in　the　night　as　water　shines　sometimes　just　before　it　is　really　daylight。　She　had　a　lovely　face　and　body　and　lovely　smooth　skin　too。　We　would　be　lying　together　and　I　would　touch　her　cheeks　and　h

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