第27部分(第5/8 頁)

〃Holy　Mary；〃　Aymo　said。

〃They　were　Germans；〃　Piani　said。　〃Those　weren't　Austrians。〃

〃Why　isn't　there　somebody　here　to　stop　them？〃　I　said。　〃Why　haven't　they　blown　the　bridge　up？　Why　aren't　there　machine…guns　along　this　embankment？〃

〃You　tell　us；　Tenente；〃　Bonello　said。

I　was　very　angry。

〃The　whole　bloody　thing　is　crazy。　Down　below　they　blow　up　a　little　bridge。　Here　they　leave　a　bridge　on　the　main　road。　Where　is　everybody？　Don't　they　try　and　stop　them　at　all？〃

〃You　tell　us；　Tenente；〃　Bonello　said。　I　shut　up。　It　was　none　of　my　business；　all　I　had　to　do　was　to　get　to　Pordenone　with　three　ambulances。　I　had　failed　at　that。　All　I　had　to　do　now　was　get　to　Pordenone。　I　probably　could　not　even　get　to　Udine。　The　hell　I　couldn't。　The　thing　to　do　was　to　be　calm　and　not　get　shot　or　captured。

〃Didn't　you　have　a　canteen　open？〃　I　asked　Piani。　He　handed　it　to　me。　I　took　a　long　drink。　〃We　might　as　well　start；〃　I　said。　〃There's　no　hurry　though。　Do　you　want　to　eat　something？〃

〃This　is　no　place　to　stay；〃　Bonello　said。

〃All　right。　We'll　start。〃

〃Should　we　keep　on　this　side……out　of　sight？〃

〃We'd　be　better　off　on　top。　They　may　e　along　this　bridge　too。　We　don't　want　them　on　top　of　us　before　we　see　them。〃

We　walked　along　the　railroad　track。　On　both　sides　of　us　stretched　the　wet　plain。　Ahead　across　the　plain　was　the　hill　of　Udine。　The　roofs　fell　away　from　the　castle　on　the　hill。　We　could　see　the　campanile　and　the　cl