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Chapter 27

           Whatwereyougoingtodoifyouhadamountainfrontier?heasked.

           Ihadnotworkedthatoutyet,Isaid,andwebothlaughed."But,"Isaid,"intheolddaystheAustrianswerealwayswhippedinthequadrilateralaroundVerona.Theyletthemcomedownontotheplainandwhippedthemthere."

           "Yes,"saidGino."ButthosewereFrenchmenandyoucanworkoutmilitaryproblemsclearlywhenyouarefightinginsomebodyelse’scountry."

           "Yes,"Iagreed,"whenitisyourowncountryyoucannotuseitsoscientifically."

           "TheRussiansdid,totrapNapoleon."

           "Yes,buttheyhadplentyofcountry.IfyoutriedtoretreattotrapNapoleoninItalyyouwouldfindyourselfinBrindisi."

           "Aterribleplace,"saidGino."Haveyoueverbeenthere?"

           "Nottostay."

           "Iamapatriot,"Ginosaid."ButIcannotloveBrindisiorTaranto."

           "DoyoulovetheBainsizza?"Iasked.

           "Thesoilissacred,"hesaid."ButIwishitgrewmorepotatoes.YouknowwhenwecameherewefoundfieldsofpotatoestheAustrianshadplanted."

           "Hasthefoodreallybeenshort?"

           "ImyselfhaveneverhadenoughtoeatbutIamabigeaterandIhavenotstarved.Themessisaverage.Theregimentsinthelinegetprettygoodfoodbutthoseinsupportdon’tgetsomuch.Somethingiswrongsomewhere.Thereshouldbeplentyoffood."

           "Thedogfisharesellingitsomewhereelse."

           "Yes,theygivethebattalionsinthefrontlineasmuchastheycanbuttheonesinbackareveryshort.

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