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　in　the　mountains　and　four　still　on　the　Bainsizza。　The　other　two　ambulance　sections　are　in　the　Carso　with　the　third　army。〃

〃What　do　you　wish　me　to　do？〃

〃You　can　go　and　take　over　the　four　cars　on　the　Bainsizza　if　you　like。　Gino　has　been　up　there　a　long　time。　You　haven't　seen　it　up　there；　have　you？〃

〃No。〃

〃It　was　very　bad。　We　lost　three　cars。〃

〃I　heard　about　it。〃

〃Yes；　Rinaldi　wrote　you。〃

〃Where　is　Rinaldi？〃

〃He　is　here　at　the　hospital。　He　has　had　a　summer　and　fall　of　it。〃

〃I　believe　it。〃

〃It　has　been　bad；〃　the　major　said。　〃You　couldn't　believe　how　bad　it's　been。　I've　often　thought　you　were　lucky　to　be　hit　when　you　were。〃

〃I　know　I　was。〃

〃Next　year　will　be　worse；〃　the　major　said。　〃Perhaps　they　will　attack　now。　They　say　they　are　to　attack　but　I　can't　believe　it。　It　is　too　late。　You　saw　the　river？〃

〃Yes。　It's　high　already。〃

〃I　don't　believe　they　will　attack　now　that　the　rains　have　started。　We　will　have　the　snow　soon。　What　about　your　countrymen？　Will　there　be　other　Americans　besides　yourself？〃

〃They　are　training　an　army　of　ten　million。〃

〃I　hope　we　get　some　of　them。　But　the　French　will　hog　them　all。　We'll　never　get　any　down　here。　All　right。　You　stay　here　to…night　and　go　out　to…morrow　with　the　little　car　and　send　Gino　back。　I'll　send　somebody　with　you　that　knows　the　road。　Gino　will　tell　you　everything。　They　are　shelling　quite　a　little　still　but　it　is　all　over。　You　will　wan