第7部分(第3/7 頁)

　are　some　people　who　never　realize。　There　are　people　who　are　afraid　of　their　officers。　It　is　with　them　the　war　is　made。〃

〃I　know　it　is　bad　but　we　must　finish　it。〃

〃It　doesn't　finish。　There　is　no　finish　to　a　war。〃

〃Yes　there　is。〃

Passini　shook　his　head。

〃War　is　not　won　by　victory。　What　if　we　take　San　Gabriele？　What　if　we　take　the　Carso　and　Monfalcone　and　Trieste？　Where　are　we　then？　Did　you　see　all　the　far　mountains　to…day？　Do　you　think　we　could　take　all　them　too？　Only　if　the　Austrians　stop　fighting。　One　side　must　stop　fighting。　Why　don't　we　stop　fighting？　If　they　e　down　into　Italy　they　will　get　tired　and　go　away。　They　have　their　own　country。　But　no；　instead　there　is　a　war。〃

〃You're　an　orator。〃

〃We　think。　We　read。　We　are　not　peasants。　We　are　mechanics。　But　even　the　peasants　know　better　than　to　believe　in　a　war。　Everybody　hates　this　war。〃

〃There　is　a　class　that　controls　a　country　that　is　stupid　and　does　not　realize　anything　and　never　can。　That　is　why　we　have　this　war。〃

〃Also　they　make　money　out　of　it。〃

〃Most　of　them　don't；〃　said　Passini。　〃They　are　too　stupid。　They　do　it　for　nothing。　For　stupidity。〃

〃We　must　shut　up；〃　said　Manera。　〃We　talk　too　much　even　for　the　Tenente。〃

〃He　likes　it；〃　said　Passini。　〃We　will　convert　him。〃

〃But　now　we　will　shut　up；〃　Manera　said。

〃Do　we　eat　yet；　Tenente？〃　Gavuzzi　asked。

〃I　will　go　and　see；〃　I　said。　Gordini　stood　up　and　went　outside　with　me。

〃Is　there　anything　I　can　do；　Tenente？　Can　I　help　in　any　way？〃　He　was　the　quietest　one　of　the　four。　〃e　with　me　if　you　want；〃　I　said；　〃and　we'll　see。〃

It　was　dark　outside　and　the　long　light　from　the　search…lights　was　moving　over　the　mountains。　There　were　big　search…lights　on　that　front　mount