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nd I put it on and swung on the two musettes and walked to our villa。 It did not feel like a homeing。
I walked down the damp gravel driveway looking at the villa through the trees。 The windows were all shut but the door was open。 I went in and found the major sitting at a table in the bare room with maps and typed sheets of paper on the wall。
〃Hello;〃 he said。 〃How are you?〃 He looked older and drier。
〃I'm good;〃 I said。 〃How is everything?〃
〃It's all over;〃 he said。 〃Take off your kit and sit down。〃 I put my pack and the two musettes on the floor and my cap on the pack。 I brought the other chair over from the wall and sat down by the desk。
〃It's been a bad summer;〃 the major said。 〃Are you strong now?〃
〃Yes。〃
〃Did you ever get the decorations?〃
〃Yes。 I got them fine。 Thank you very much。〃
〃Let's see them。〃
I opened my cape so he could see the two ribbons。
〃Did you get the boxes with the medals?〃
〃No。 Just the papers。〃
〃The boxes will e later。 That takes more time。〃
〃What do you want me to do?〃
〃The cars are all away。 There are six up north at Caporetto。 You know Caporetto?〃
〃Yes;〃 I said。 I remembered it as a little white town with a campanile in a valley。 It was a clean little town and there was a fine fountain in the square。
〃They are working from there。 There are many sick now。 The fighting is over。〃
〃Where are the others?〃
〃There are two up
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