Chapter 2

           Thenextyearthereweremanyvictories.ThemountainthatwasbeyondthevalleyandthehillsidewherethechestnutforestgrewwascapturedandtherewerevictoriesbeyondtheplainontheplateautothesouthandwecrossedtheriverinAugustandlivedinahouseinGoriziathathadafountainandmanythickshadytreesinawalledgardenandawistariavinepurpleonthesideofthehouse.Nowthefightingwasinthenextmountainsbeyondandwasnotamileaway.Thetownwasveryniceandourhousewasveryfine.TheriverranbehindusandthetownhadbeencapturedveryhandsomelybutthemountainsbeyonditcouldnotbetakenandIwasverygladtheAustriansseemedtowanttocomebacktothetownsometime,ifthewarshouldend,becausetheydidnotbombardittodestroyitbutonlyalittleinamilitaryway.Peoplelivedoninitandtherewerehospitalsandcafésandartilleryupsidestreetsandtwobawdyhouses,onefortroopsandoneforofficers,andwiththeendofthesummer,thecoolnights,thefightinginthemountainsbeyondthetown,theshell-markedironoftherailwaybridge,thesmashedtunnelbytheriverwherethefightinghadbeen,thetreesaroundthesquareandthelongavenueoftreesthatledtothesquare;thesewiththerebeinggirlsinthetown,theKingpassinginhismotorcar,sometimesnowseeinghisfaceandlittlelongneckedbodyandgraybeardlikeagoat’schintuft;allthesewiththesuddeninteriorsofhousesthathadlostawallthroughshelling,withplasterandrubbleintheirgardensandsometimesinthestreet,andthewholethinggoingwellontheCarsomadethefallverydifferentfromthelastfallwhenwehadbeeninthecountry.Thewarwaschangedtoo.

           Theforestofoaktreesonthemountainbeyondthetownwasgone.Theforesthadbeengreeninthesummerwhenwehadcomeintothetownbutnowtherewerethestumpsandthebrokentrunksandthegroundtornup,andonedayattheendofthefallwhenIwasoutwheretheoakforesthadbeenIsawacloudcomingoverthemountain.

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