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e　whiskey　and　soda。

〃I'll　order　you　another；〃　she　said。　〃I'm　sorry　I　spilled　it。〃

〃There　wasn't　much　left。　e　on　over　to　the　bed。〃

〃No。　I　have　to　try　and　make　this　room　look　like　something。〃

〃Like　what？〃

〃Like　our　home。〃

〃Hang　out　the　Allied　flags。〃

〃Oh　shut　up。〃

〃Say　it　again。〃

〃Shut　up。〃

〃You　say　it　so　cautiously；〃　I　said。　〃As　though　you　didn't　want　to　offend　any　one。〃

〃I　don't。〃

〃Then　e　over　to　the　bed。〃

〃All　right。〃　She　came　and　sat　on　the　bed。　〃I　know　I'm　no　fun　for　you；　darling。　I'm　like　a　big　flour…barrel。〃

〃No　you're　not。　You're　beautiful　and　you're　sweet。〃

〃I'm　just　something　very　ungainly　that　you've　married。〃

〃No　you're　not。　You're　more　beautiful　all　the　time。〃

〃But　I　will　be　thin　again；　darling。〃

〃You're　thin　now。〃

〃You've　been　drinking。〃

〃Just　whiskey　and　soda。〃

〃There's　another　one　ing；〃　she　said。　〃And　then　should　we　order　dinner　up　here？〃

〃That　will　be　good。〃

〃Then　we　won't　go　out；　will　we？　We'll　just　stay　in　to…night。〃

〃And　play；〃　I　said。

〃I'll　drink　some　wine；〃　Catherine　said。　〃It　won't　hurt　me。　Maybe　we　can　get　some　of　our　old　white　capri。〃

〃I　know　we　can；〃　I　said。　〃They'll　have　Italian　wines　at　a　hotel　this　size。〃

The　waiter　knocked　at　the　door。　He　brought　the　whiskey　in　a　glass　with　ice　and　beside　the　glass　on　a　tray　a　small　bottle　of　soda。

〃Thank　you；〃　I　said。　〃Pu