第26部分(第4/8 頁)

e；　ten　kilometres　from　Udine。　The　rain　had　stopped　during　the　forenoon　and　three　times　we　had　heard　planes　ing；　seen　them　pass　overhead；　watched　them　go　far　to　the　left　and　heard　them　bombing　on　the　main　highroad。　We　had　worked　through　a　network　of　secondary　roads　and　had　taken　many　roads　that　were　blind；　but　had　always；　by　backing　up　and　finding　another　road；　gotten　closer　to　Udine。　Now；　Aymo's　car；　in　backing　so　that　we　might　get　out　of　a　blind　road；　had　gotten　into　the　soft　earth　at　the　side　and　the　wheels；　spinning；　had　dug　deeper　and　deeper　until　the　car　rested　on　its　differential。　The　thing　to　do　now　was　to　dig　out　in　front　of　the　wheels；　put　in　brush　so　that　the　chains　could　grip；　and　then　push　until　the　car　was　on　the　road。　We　were　all　down　on　the　road　around　the　car。　The　two　sergeants　looked　at　the　car　and　examined　the　wheels。　Then　they　started　off　down　the　road　without　a　word。　I　went　after　them。

〃e　on；〃　I　said。　〃Cut　some　brush。〃

〃We　have　to　go；〃　one　said。

〃Get　busy；〃　I　said；　〃and　cut　brush。〃

〃We　have　to　go；〃　one　said。　The　other　said　nothing。　They　were　in　a　hurry　to　start。　They　would　not　look　at　me。

〃I　order　you　to　e　back　to　the　car　and　cut　brush；〃　I　said。　The　one　sergeant　turned。　〃We　have　to　go　on。　In　a　little　while　you　will　be　cut　off。　You　can't　order　us。　You're　not　our　officer。〃

〃I　order　you　to　cut　brush；〃　I　said。　They　turned　and　started　down　the　road。

〃Halt；〃　I　said。　They　kept　on　down　the　muddy　road；　the　hedge　on　e