第36部分(第2/9 頁)

　the　bags？〃

〃You　can　carry　the　bags。〃

I　carried　the　bags　and　Catherine　walked　beside　me　and　the　soldier　walked　along　behind　us　to　the　old　custom　house。　In　the　custom　house　a　lieutenant；　very　thin　and　military；　questioned　us。

〃What　nationality　are　you？〃

〃American　and　British。〃

〃Let　me　see　your　passports。〃

I　gave　him　mine　and　Catherine　got　hers　out　of　her　handbag。

He　examined　them　for　a　long　time。

〃Why　do　you　enter　Switzerland　this　way　in　a　boat？〃

〃I　am　a　sportsman；〃　I　said。　〃Rowing　is　my　great　sport。　I　always　row　when　I　get　a　chance。〃

〃Why　do　you　e　here？〃

〃For　the　winter　sport。　We　are　tourists　and　we　want　to　do　the　winter　sport。〃

〃This　is　no　place　for　winter　sport。〃

〃We　know　it。　We　want　to　go　where　they　have　the　winter　sport。〃

〃What　have　you　been　doing　in　Italy？〃

〃I　have　been　studying　architecture。　My　cousin　has　been　studying　art。〃

〃Why　do　you　leave　there？〃

〃We　want　to　do　the　winter　sport。　With　the　war　going　on　you　cannot　study　architecture。〃

〃You　will　please　stay　where　you　are；〃　the　lieutenant　said。　He　went　back　into　the　building　with　our　passports。

〃You're　splendid；　darling；〃　Catherine　said。　〃Keep　on　the　same　track。　You　want　to　do　the　winter　sport。〃

〃Do　you　know　anything　about　art？〃

〃Rubens；〃　said　Catherine。

〃Large　and　fat；〃　I　said。

〃Titian；〃　Catherine　said。

〃Titian…haired；〃　I　said。　〃How　about　Mantegna？〃