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Chapter 21

           Therewasaletterfrommygrandfather,containingfamilynews,patrioticencouragement,adraftfortwohundreddollars,andafewclippings;adullletterfromthepriestatourmess,aletterfromamanIknewwhowasflyingwiththeFrenchandhadgotteninwithawildgangandwastellingaboutit,andanotefromRinaldiaskingmehowlongIwasgoingtoskulkinMilanoandwhatwasallthenews?Hewantedmetobringhimphonographrecordsandenclosedalist.Idrankasmallbottleofchiantiwiththemeal,hadacoffeeafterwardwithaglassofcognac,finishedthepaper,putmylettersinmypocket,leftthepaperonthetablewiththetipandwentout.InmyroomatthehospitalIundressed,putonpajamasandadressing-gown,pulleddownthecurtainsonthedoorthatopenedontothebalconyandsittingupinbedreadBostonpapersfromapileMrs.Meyershadleftforherboysatthehospital.TheChicagoWhiteSoxwerewinningtheAmericanLeaguepennantandtheNewYorkGiantswereleadingtheNationalLeague.BabeRuthwasapitcherthenplayingforBoston.Thepapersweredull,thenewswaslocalandstale,andthewarnewswasallold.TheAmericannewswasalltrainingcamps.IwasgladIwasn’tinatrainingcamp.ThebaseballnewswasallIcouldreadandIdidnothavetheslightestinterestinit.Anumberofpaperstogethermadeitimpossibletoreadwithinterest.ItwasnotverytimelybutIreadatitforawhile.IwonderedifAmericareallygotintothewar,iftheywouldclosedownthemajorleagues.Theyprobablywouldn’t.

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