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Chapter 12

           ThenightbeforeIleftthefieldhospitalRinaldicameintoseemewiththemajorfromourmess.TheysaidthatIwouldgotoanAmericanhospitalinMilanthathadjustbeeninstalled.SomeAmericanambulanceunitsweretobesentdownandthishospitalwouldlookafterthemandanyotherAmericansonserviceinItaly.ThereweremanyintheRedCross.TheStateshaddeclaredwaronGermanybutnotonAustria.

           TheItaliansweresureAmericawoulddeclarewaronAustriatooandtheywereveryexcitedaboutanyAmericanscomingdown,eventheRedCross.TheyaskedmeifIthoughtPresidentWilsonwoulddeclarewaronAustriaandIsaiditwasonlyamatterofdays.IdidnotknowwhatwehadagainstAustriabutitseemedlogicalthattheyshoulddeclarewaronheriftheydidonGermany.TheyaskedmeifwewoulddeclarewaronTurkey.Isaidthatwasdoubtful.Turkey,Isaid,wasournationalbirdbutthejoketranslatedsobadlyandtheyweresopuzzledandsuspiciousthatIsaidyes,wewouldprobablydeclarewaronTurkey.AndonBulgaria?WehaddrunkseveralglassesofbrandyandIsaidyesbyGodonBulgariatooandonJapan.But,theysaid,JapanisanallyofEngland.Youcan’ttrustthebloodyEnglish.TheJapanesewantHawaii,Isaid.WhereisHawaii?ItisinthePacificOcean.WhydotheJapanesewantit?Theydon’treallywantit,Isaid.Thatisalltalk.TheJapaneseareawonderfullittlepeoplefondofdancingandlightwines.LiketheFrench,saidthemajor.WewillgetNiceandSavoiafromtheFrench.WewillgetCorsicaandalltheAdriaticcoast-line,Rinaldisaid.ItalywillreturntothesplendorsofRome,saidthemajor.Idon’tlikeRome,Isaid.Itishotandfulloffleas.Youdon’tlikeRome?Yes,IloveRome.Romeisthemotherofnations.IwillneverforgetRomulussucklingtheTiber.What?Nothing.Let’sallgotoRome.

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