第12部分(第2/8 頁)

s　a　splendid　woman；〃　I　said。　〃Thank　her　very　much。〃

〃I'm　going　to　bring　your　supper　right　away。〃

〃That's　all　right；〃　I　said。　〃I'm　not　hungry。〃

When　she　brought　the　tray　and　put　it　on　the　bed　table　I　thanked　her　and　ate　a　little　of　the　supper。　Afterward　it　was　dark　outside　and　I　could　see　the　beams　of　the　search…lights　moving　in　the　sky。　I　watched　for　a　while　and　then　went　to　sleep。　I　slept　heavily　except　once　I　woke　sweating　and　scared　and　then　went　back　to　sleep　trying　to　stay　outside　of　my　dream。　I　woke　for　good　long　before　it　was　light　and　heard　roosters　crowing　and　stayed　on　awake　until　it　began　to　be　light。　I　was　tired　and　once　it　was　really　light　I　went　back　to　sleep　again。

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It　was　bright　sunlight　in　the　room　when　I　woke。　I　thought　I　was　back　at　the　front　and　stretched　out　in　bed。　My　legs　hurt　me　and　I　looked　down　at　them　still　in　the　dirty　bandages；　and　seeing　them　knew　where　I　was。　I　reached　up　for　the　bell…cord　and　pushed　the　button。　I　heard　it　buzz　down　the　hall　and　then　some　one　ing　on　rubber　soles　along　the　hall。　It　was　Miss　Gage　and　she　looked　a　little　older　in　the　bright　sunlight　and　not　so　pretty。

〃Good…morning；〃　she　said。　〃Did　you　have　a　good　night？〃

〃Yes。　Thanks　very　much；〃　I　said。　〃Can　I　have　a　barber？〃

〃I　came　in　to　see　you　and　you　were　asleep　with　this　in　the　bed　with　you。〃

She　opened　the　armoire　door　and　held　up　the　vermouth　bottle。　It　was　nearly　empty。　〃I　put　the　other　bottle　from　under　the