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Chapter 18

           "I’llbringit,"saidGeorge,"andwhentheladyissatisfiedI’lltakeitaway."

           Itwasnotmuchofawine.Ashesaid,itdidnoteventastelikestrawberries.Wewentbacktocapri.OneeveningIwasshortofmoneyandGeorgeloanedmeahundredlire."That’sallright,Tenente,"hesaid."Iknowhowitis.Iknowhowamangetsshort.IfyouortheladyneedmoneyI’vealwaysgotmoney."

           Afterdinnerwewalkedthroughthegalleria,pasttheotherrestaurantsandtheshopswiththeirsteelshuttersdown,andstoppedatthelittleplacewheretheysoldsandwiches;hamandlettucesandwichesandanchovysandwichesmadeofverytinybrownglazedrollsandonlyaboutaslongasyourfinger.Theyweretoeatinthenightwhenwewerehungry.Thenwegotintoanopencarriageoutsidethegalleriainfrontofthecathedralandrodetothehospital.Atthedoorofthehospitaltheportercameouttohelpwiththecrutches.Ipaidthedriver,andthenwerodeupstairsintheelevator.CatherinegotoffatthelowerfloorwherethenurseslivedandIwentonupandwentdownthehalloncrutchestomyroom;sometimesIundressedandgotintobedandsometimesIsatoutonthebalconywithmyleguponanotherchairandwatchedtheswallowsovertheroofsandwaitedforCatherine.

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