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Chapter 3

           "Wonderful."

           "Youdon’tbelieveme?Wewillgonowthisafternoonandsee.AndinthetownwehavebeautifulEnglishgirls.IamnowinlovewithMissBarkley.Iwilltakeyoutocall.IwillprobablymarryMissBarkley."

           "Ihavetogetwashedandreport.Doesn’tanybodyworknow?"

           "Sinceyouaregonewehavenothingbutfrostbites,chilblains,jaundice,gonorrhea,self-inflictedwounds,pneumoniaandhardandsoftchancres.Everyweeksomeonegetswoundedbyrockfragments.Thereareafewrealwounded.Nextweekthewarstartsagain.Perhapsitstartagain.Theysayso.DoyouthinkIwoulddorighttomarryMissBarkleyafterthewarofcourse?"

           "Absolutely,"Isaidandpouredthebasinfullofwater.

           "To-nightyouwilltellmeeverything,"saidRinaldi."NowImustgobacktosleeptobefreshandbeautifulforMissBarkley."

           Itookoffmytunicandshirtandwashedinthecoldwaterinthebasin.WhileIrubbedmyselfwithatowelIlookedaroundtheroomandoutthewindowandatRinaldilyingwithhiseyesclosedonthebed.Hewasgood-looking,wasmyage,andhecamefromAmalfi.Helovedbeingasurgeonandweweregreatfriends.WhileIwaslookingathimheopenedhiseyes.

           "Haveyouanymoney?"

           "Yes."

           "Loanmefiftylire."

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