第1部分(第2/8 頁)

th　green　branches　and　green　leafy　branches　and　vines　laid　over　the　tractors。　To　the　north　we　could　look　across　a　valley　and　see　a　forest　of　chestnut　trees　and　behind　it　another　mountain　on　this　side　of　the　river。　There　was　fighting　for　that　mountain　too；　but　it　was　not　successful；　and　in　the　fall　when　the　rains　came　the　leaves　all　fell　from　the　chestnut　trees　and　the　branches　were　bare　and　the　trunks　black　with　rain。　The　vineyards　were　thin　and　bare…branched　too　and　all　the　country　wet　and　brown　and　dead　with　the　autumn。　There　were　mists　over　the　river　and　clouds　on　the　mountain　and　the　trucks　splashed　mud　on　the　road　and　the　troops　were　muddy　and　wet　in　their　capes；　their　rifles　were　wet　and　under　their　capes　the　two　leather　cartridge…boxes　on　the　front　of　the　belts；　gray　leather　boxes　heavy　with　the　packs　of　clips　of　thin；　long　6。5　mm。　cartridges；　bulged　forward　under　the　capes　so　that　the　men；　passing　on　the　road；　marched　as　though　they　were　six　months　gone　with　child。

There　were　small　gray　motor　cars　that　passed　going　very　fast；　usually　there　was　an　officer　on　the　seat　with　the　driver　and　more　officers　in　the　back　seat。　They　splashed　more　mud　than　the　camions　even　and　if　one　of　the　officers　in　the　back　was　very　small　and　sitting　between　two　generals；　he　himself　so　small　that　you　could　not　see　his　face　but　only　the　top　of　his　cap　and　his　narrow　back；　and　if　the　car　went　especially　fast　it　was　probably　the　King。　He　lived　in　Udine　and　came　out　in　this　way　nearly　every