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u　should　go　on　leave。　You　should　go　to　Rome；　Naples；　Sicily……〃

〃He　should　visit　Amalfi；〃　said　the　lieutenant。　〃I　will　write　you　cards　to　my　family　in　Amalfi。　They　will　love　you　like　a　son。〃

〃He　should　go　to　Palermo。〃

〃He　ought　to　go　to　Capri。〃

〃I　would　like　you　to　see　Abruzzi　and　visit　my　family　at　Capracotta；〃　said　the　priest。

〃Listen　to　him　talk　about　the　Abruzzi。　There's　more　snow　there　than　here。　He　doesn't　want　to　see　peasants。　Let　him　go　to　centres　of　culture　and　civilization。〃

〃He　should　have　fine　girls。　I　will　give　you　the　addresses　of　places　in　Naples。　Beautiful　young　girls……acpanied　by　their　mothers。　Ha！　Ha！　Ha！〃　The　captain　spread　his　hand　open；　the　thumb　up　and　fingers　outspread　as　when　you　make　shadow　pictures。　There　was　a　shadow　from　his　hand　on　the　wall。　He　spoke　again　in　pidgin　Italian。　〃You　go　away　like　this；〃　he　pointed　to　the　thumb；　〃and　e　back　like　this；〃　he　touched　the　little　finger。　Every　one　laughed。

〃Look；〃　said　the　captain。　He　spread　the　hand　again。　Again　the　candle…light　made　its　shadows　on　the　wall。　He　started　with　the　upright　thumb　and　named　in　their　order　the　thumb　and　four　fingers；　〃soto…tenente　（the　thumb）；　tenente　（first　finger）；　capitano　（next　finger）；　maggiore　（next　to　the　little　finger）；　and　tenentecolonello　（the　little　finger）。　You　go　away　soto…tenente！　You　e　back　soto…colonello！〃　They　all　laughed。　The　captain　was　having　a　great　success　with　finger　games。　He　looked　at　the　priest　and　shouted；　〃Every　night　priest　five　against　one！〃　They　all　laughed　again。

〃You　must　go　on　leave　at　once；〃　the　major　said。

〃I　would　like　to　go　with　you　and　show　you　things；〃　the　lieutenant　said。

〃When　you　e　back　bring　a　phonograph。〃

〃Bring　good　opera　disks。〃

〃Bring　Caruso。〃