第39部分(第4/7 頁)

〃Just　whiskey　and　soda。〃

〃There's　another　one　ing；〃　she　said。　〃And　then　should　we　order　dinner　up　here？〃

〃That　will　be　good。〃

〃Then　we　won't　go　out；　will　we？　We'll　just　stay　in　to…night。〃

〃And　play；〃　I　said。

〃I'll　drink　some　wine；〃　Catherine　said。　〃It　won't　hurt　me。　Maybe　we　can　get　some　of　our　old　white　capri。〃

〃I　know　we　can；〃　I　said。　〃They'll　have　Italian　wines　at　a　hotel　this　size。〃

The　waiter　knocked　at　the　door。　He　brought　the　whiskey　in　a　glass　with　ice　and　beside　the　glass　on　a　tray　a　small　bottle　of　soda。

〃Thank　you；〃　I　said。　〃Put　it　down　there。　Will　you　please　have　dinner　for　two　brought　up　here　and　two　bottles　of　dry　white　capri　in　ice。〃

〃Do　you　wish　to　mence　your　dinner　with　soup？〃

〃Do　you　want　soup；　Cat？〃

〃Please。〃

〃Bring　soup　for　one。〃

〃Thank　you；　sir。〃　He　went　out　and　shut　the　door。　I　went　back　to　the　papers　and　the　war　in　the　papers　and　poured　the　soda　slowly　over　the　ice　into　the　whiskey。　I　would　have　to　tell　them　not　to　put　ice　in　the　whiskey。　Let　them　bring　the　ice　separately。　That　way　you　could　tell　how　much　whiskey　there　was　and　it　would　not　suddenly　be　too　thin　from　the　soda。　I　would　get　a　bottle　of　whiskey　and　have　them　bring　ice　and　soda。　That　was　the　sensible　way。　Good　whiskey　was　very　pleasant。　It　was　one　of　the　pleasant　parts　of　life。

〃What　are　you　thinking；　darling？〃

〃About　whiskey。〃

〃What　about　whiskey？〃

〃About　how　nice　it　is。〃

Catherine　made　a　face。　〃All　right；〃　she　said。

We　stayed　at　that　hotel　three　weeks。　It　was　not　bad；　the　diningroom　was　usually　empty　and　very　often　we　ate　in　our　room　at　night。　We　walked　in　the　town　and　took　the　cogwheel　railway　down　to　Ouchy　and　walked　beside　the　lake。　The　weather　became