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Chapter 27

           Thereweresevengirlsandtheyhadontheirhatsandcoatsandcarriedsmallsuitcases.Twoofthemwerecrying.Oftheothersonesmiledatusandputouthertongueandfluttereditupanddown.Shehadthickfulllipsandblackeyes.

           Istoppedthecarandwentoverandspoketothematron.Thegirlsfromtheofficers’househadleftearlythatmorning,shesaid.Whereweretheygoing?ToConegliano,shesaid.Thetruckstarted.Thegirlwiththicklipsputouthertongueagainatus.Thematronwaved.Thetwogirlskeptoncrying.Theotherslookedinterestedlyoutatthetown.Igotbackinthecar.

           "Weoughttogowiththem,"Bonellosaid."Thatwouldbeagoodtrip."

           "We’llhaveagoodtrip,"Isaid.

           "We’llhaveahellofatrip."

           "That’swhatImean,"Isaid.Wecameupthedrivetothevilla.

           "I’dliketobetherewhensomeofthosetoughbabiesclimbinandtryandhopthem."

           "Youthinktheywill?"

           "Sure.EverybodyintheSecondArmyknowsthatmatron."

           Wewereoutsidethevilla.

           "TheycallhertheMotherSuperior,"Bonellosaid."Thegirlsarenewbuteverybodyknowsher.Theymusthavebroughtthemupjustbeforetheretreat."

           "They’llhaveatime."

           "I’llsaythey’llhaveatime.I’dliketohaveacrackatthemfornothing.Theychargetoomuchatthathouseanyway.Thegovernmentgypsus."

           "Takethecaroutandhavethemechanicsgooverit,"Isaid."Changetheoilandcheckthedifferential.Fillitupandthengetsomesleep."

           "Yes,SignorTenente."

           Thevillawasempty.

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