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第22部分（第3页）

〃All　right；〃　I　said。　〃To　hell　with　the　whole　damn　business。〃

〃No；　no；〃　said　Rinaldi。　〃You　cant　do　it。　You　cant　do　it。　I　say　you　cant　do　it。　Youre　dry　and　youre　empty　and　theres　nothing　else。　Theres　nothing　else　I　tell　you。　Not　a　damned　thing。　I　know；　when　I　stop　working。〃

The　priest　shook　his　head。　The　orderly　took　away　the　stew　dish。

〃What　are　you　eating　meat　for？〃　Rinaldi　turned　to　the　priest。　〃Dont　you　know　its　Friday？〃

〃Its　Thursday；〃　the　priest　said。

〃Its　a　lie。　Its　Friday。　Youre　eating　the　body　of　our　Lord。　Its　God…meat。　I　know。　Its　dead　Austrian。　Thats　what　youre　eating。〃

〃The　white　meat　is　from　officers；〃　I　said；　pleting　the　old　joke。

Rinaldi　laughed。　He　filled　his　glass。

〃Dont　mind　me；〃　he　said。　〃Im　just　a　little　crazy。〃

〃You　ought　to　have　a　leave；〃　the　priest　said。

The　major　shook　his　head　at　him。

Rinaldi　looked　at　the　priest。

〃You　think　I　ought　to　have　a　leave？〃

The　major　shook　his　head　at　the　priest。　Rinaldi　was　looking　at　the　priest。

〃Just　as　you　like；〃　the　priest　said。　〃Not　if　you　dont　want。〃

〃To　hell　with　you；〃　Rinaldi　said。　〃They　try　to　get　rid　of　me。　Every　night　they　try　to　get　rid　of　me。　I　fight　them　off。　What　if　I　have　it。　Everybody　has　it。　The　whole　worlds　got　it。　First；〃　he　went　on；　assuming　the　manner　of　a　lecturer；　〃its　a　little　pimple。　Then　we　notice　a　rash　between　the　shoulders。　Then　we　notice　nothing　at　all。　We　put　our　faith　in　mercury。〃

〃Or　salvarsan；〃　the　major　interrupted　quietly。

〃A　mercurial　product；〃　Rinaldi　said。　He　acted　very　elated　now。　〃I　know　something　worth　two　of　that。　Good　old　priest；〃　he　said。　〃Youll　never　get　it。　Baby　will　get　it。　Its　an　industrial　accident。　Its　a　simple　industrial　accident。〃

The　orderly　brought　in　the　sweet　and　coffee。　The　dessert　was　a　sort　of　black　bread　pudding　with　hard　sauce。　The　lamp　was　smoking；　the　black　smoke　going　close　up　inside　the　chimney。

〃Bring　two　candles　and　take　away　the　lamp；〃　the　major　said。　The　orderly　brought　two　lighted　candles　each　in　a　saucer；　and　took　out　the　lamp　blowing　it　out。　Rinaldi　was　quiet　now。　He　seemed　all　right。　We　talked　and　after　the　coffee　we　all　went　out　into　the　hall。

〃You　want　to　talk　to　the　priest。　I　have　to　go　in　the　town；〃　Rinaldi　said。　〃Good…night；　priest。〃

〃Good…night；　Rinaldo；〃　the　priest　said。

〃Ill　see　you；　Fredi；〃　Rinaldi　said。

〃Yes；〃　I　said。　〃e　in　early。〃　He　made　a　face　and　went　out　the　door。　The　major　was　standing　with　us。　〃Hes　very　tired　and　overworked；〃　he　said。　〃He　thinks　too　he　has　syphilis。　I　dont　believe　it　but　he　may　have。　He　is　treating　himself　for　it。　Good…night。　You　will　leave　before　daylight；　Enrico？〃

〃Yes。〃

〃Good…by　then；〃　he　said。　〃Good　luck。　Peduzzi　will　wake　you　and　go　with　you。〃

〃Good…by；　Signor　Maggiore。〃

〃Good…by。　They　talk　about　an　Austrian　offensive　but　I　dont　believe　it。　I　hope　not。　But　anyway　it　wont　be　here。　Gino　will　tell　you　everything。　The　telephone　works　well　now。〃

〃Ill　call　regularly。〃

〃Please　do。　Good…night。　Dont　let　Rinaldi　drink　so　much　brandy。〃

〃Ill　try　not　to。〃

〃Good…night；　priest。〃

〃Good…night；　Signor　Maggiore。〃

He　went　off　into　his　office。

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I　went　to　the　door　and　looked　out。　It　had　stopped　raining　but　there　was　a　mist。

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