第2部分(第4/7 頁)

he　room　whirled　and　you　needed　to　look　at　the　wall　to　make　it　stop；　nights　in　bed；　drunk；　when　you　knew　that　that　was　all　there　was；　and　the　strange　excitement　of　waking　and　not　knowing　who　it　was　with　you；　and　the　world　all　unreal　in　the　dark　and　so　exciting　that　you　must　resume　again　unknowing　and　not　caring　in　the　night；　sure　that　this　was　all　and　all　and　all　and　not　caring。　Suddenly　to　care　very　much　and　to　sleep　to　wake　with　it　sometimes　morning　and　all　that　had　been　there　gone　and　everything　sharp　and　hard　and　clear　and　sometimes　a　dispute　about　the　cost。　Sometimes　still　pleasant　and　fond　and　warm　and　breakfast　and　lunch。　Sometimes　all　niceness　gone　and　glad　to　get　out　on　the　street　but　always　another　day　starting　and　then　another　night。　I　tried　to　tell　about　the　night　and　the　difference　between　the　night　and　the　day　and　how　the　night　was　better　unless　the　day　was　very　clean　and　cold　and　I　could　not　tell　it；　as　I　cannot　tell　it　now。　But　if　you　have　had　it　you　know。　He　had　not　had　it　but　he　understood　that　I　had　really　wanted　to　go　to　the　Abruzzi　but　had　not　gone　and　we　were　still　friends；　with　many　tastes　alike；　but　with　the　difference　between　us。　He　had　always　known　what　I　did　not　know　and　what；　when　I　learned　it；　I　was　always　able　to　forget。　But　I　did　not　know　that　then；　although　I　learned　it　later。　In　the　meantime　we　were　all　at　the　mess；　the　meal　was　finished；　and　the　argument　went　on。　We　two　stopped　talking　and　the　captain　shouted；　〃Priest　not　happy。　Priest　not　happy　without　girls。〃

〃I　am　happy；〃　said　the　priest。

〃Priest　not　happy。　Priest　wants　Austrians　to　win　the　war；〃　the　captain　said。　The　others　listened。　The　priest　shook　his　head。

〃No；〃　he　said。

〃Priest　wants　us　never　to　attack。　Don't　you　want　us　never　to　attack？〃

〃No。