第7部分(第1/8 頁)

〃Who　goes　to　the　attack？〃　asked　Gavuzzi。

〃Bersaglieri。〃

〃All　bersaglieri？〃

〃I　think　so。〃

〃There　aren't　enough　troops　here　for　a　real　attack。〃

〃It　is　probably　to　draw　attention　from　where　the　real　attack　will　be。〃

〃Do　the　men　know　that　who　attack？〃

〃I　don't　think　so。〃

〃Of　course　they　don't；〃　Manera　said。　〃They　wouldn't　attack　if　they　did。〃

〃Yes；　they　would；〃　Passini　said。　〃Bersaglieri　are　fools。〃

〃They　are　brave　and　have　good　discipline；〃　I　said。

〃They　are　big　through　the　chest　by　measurement；　and　healthy。　But　they　are　still　fools。〃

〃The　granatieri　are　tall；〃　Manera　said。　This　was　a　joke。　They　all　laughed。

〃Were　you　there；　Tenente；　when　they　wouldn't　attack　and　they　shot　every　tenth　man？〃

〃No。〃

〃It　is　true。　They　lined　them　up　afterward　and　took　every　tenth　man。　Carabinieri　shot　them。〃

〃Carabinieri；〃　said　Passini　and　spat　on　the　floor。　〃But　those　grenadiers；　all　over　six　feet。　They　wouldn't　attack。〃

〃If　everybody　would　not　attack　the　war　would　be　over；〃　Manera　said。

〃It　wasn't　that　way　with　the　granatieri。　They　were　afraid。　The　officers　all　came　from　such　good　families。〃

〃Some　of　the　officers　went　alone。〃

〃A　sergeant　shot　two　officers　who　would　not　get　out。〃

〃Some　troops　went　out。〃

〃Those　that　went　out　were　not　lined　up　when　they　took　the　tenth　men。〃

〃One　of　those　shot　by　the　carabinieri　is　from　my　town；〃　Passini　sa