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Chapter 9

           "Thegranatieriaretall,"Manerasaid.Thiswasajoke.Theyalllaughed.

           "Wereyouthere,Tenente,whentheywouldn’tattackandtheyshoteverytenthman?"

           "No."

           "Itistrue.Theylinedthemupafterwardandtookeverytenthman.Carabinierishotthem."

           "Carabinieri,"saidPassiniandspatonthefloor."Butthosegrenadiers;alloversixfeet.Theywouldn’tattack."

           "Ifeverybodywouldnotattackthewarwouldbeover,"Manerasaid.

           "Itwasn’tthatwaywiththegranatieri.Theywereafraid.Theofficersallcamefromsuchgoodfamilies."

           "Someoftheofficerswentalone."

           "Asergeantshottwoofficerswhowouldnotgetout."

           "Sometroopswentout."

           "Thosethatwentoutwerenotlinedupwhentheytookthetenthmen."

           "Oneofthoseshotbythecarabinieriisfrommytown,"Passinisaid."Hewasabigsmarttallboytobeinthegranatieri.AlwaysinRome.Alwayswiththegirls.Alwayswiththecarabinieri."Helaughed."Nowtheyhaveaguardoutsidehishousewithabayonetandnobodycancometoseehismotherandfatherandsistersandhisfatherloseshiscivilrightsandcannotevenvote.Theyareallwithoutlawtoprotectthem.Anybodycantaketheirproperty."

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