第7部分(第4/8 頁)

〃There　is　a　class　that　controls　a　country　that　is　stupid　and　does　not　realize　anything　and　never　can。　That　is　why　we　have　this　war。〃

〃Also　they　make　money　out　of　it。〃

〃Most　of　them　don't；〃　said　Passini。　〃They　are　too　stupid。　They　do　it　for　nothing。　For　stupidity。〃

〃We　must　shut　up；〃　said　Manera。　〃We　talk　too　much　even　for　the　Tenente。〃

〃He　likes　it；〃　said　Passini。　〃We　will　convert　him。〃

〃But　now　we　will　shut　up；〃　Manera　said。

〃Do　we　eat　yet；　Tenente？〃　Gavuzzi　asked。

〃I　will　go　and　see；〃　I　said。　Gordini　stood　up　and　went　outside　with　me。

〃Is　there　anything　I　can　do；　Tenente？　Can　I　help　in　any　way？〃　He　was　the　quietest　one　of　the　four。　〃e　with　me　if　you　want；〃　I　said；　〃and　we'll　see。〃

It　was　dark　outside　and　the　long　light　from　the　search…lights　was　moving　over　the　mountains。　There　were　big　search…lights　on　that　front　mounted　on　camions　that　you　passed　sometimes　on　the　roads　at　night；　close　behind　the　lines；　the　camion　stopped　a　little　off　the　road；　an　officer　directing　the　light　and　the　crew　scared。　We　crossed　the　brickyard；　and　stopped　at　the　main　dressing　station。　There　was　a　little　shelter　of　green　branches　outside　over　the　entrance　and　in　the　dark　the　night　wind　rustled　the　leaves　dried　by　the　sun。　Inside　there　was　a　light。　The　major　was　at　the　telephone　sitting　on　a　box。　One　of　the　medical　captains　said　the　attack　had　been　put　forward　an　hour。　He　offered　me　a　glass　of　cognac。　I　looked　at　the　board　tables；