第5部分(第5/7 頁)

　I　would　say　leave　it　outside　the　door　please。　Because　we　would　not　wear　any　clothes　because　it　was　so　hot　and　the　window　open　and　the　swallows　flying　over　the　roofs　of　the　houses　and　when　it　was　dark　afterward　and　you　went　to　the　window　very　small　bats　hunting　over　the　houses　and　close　down　over　the　trees　and　we　would　drink　the　capri　and　the　door　locked　and　it　hot　and　only　a　sheet　and　the　whole　night　and　we　would　both　love　each　other　all　night　in　the　hot　night　in　Milan。　That　was　how　it　ought　to　be。　I　would　eat　quickly　and　go　and　see　Catherine　Barkley。

They　talked　too　much　at　the　mess　and　I　drank　wine　because　tonight　we　were　not　all　brothers　unless　I　drank　a　little　and　talked　with　the　priest　about　Archbishop　Ireland　who　was；　it　seemed；　a　noble　man　and　with　whose　injustice；　the　injustices　he　had　received　and　in　which　I　participated　as　an　American；　and　of　which　I　had　never　heard；　I　feigned　acquaintance。　It　would　have　been　impolite　not　to　have　known　something　of　them　when　I　had　listened　to　such　a　splendid　explanation　of　their　causes　which　were；　after　all；　it　seemed；　misunderstandings。　I　thought　he　had　a　fine　name　and　he　came　from　Minnesota　which　made　a　lovely　name：　Ireland　of　Minnesota；　Ireland　of　Wisconsin；　Ireland　of　Michigan。　What　made　it　pretty　was　that　it　sounded　like　Island。　No　that　wasn't　it。　There　was　more　to　it　than　that。　Yes；　father。　That　is　true；　father。　Perhaps；　father。　No；　father。　Well；　maybe　yes；　father。　You　know　more　about　it　than　I　do；　father。　The　priest　was　good　but　dull。　The　officers　were　not　good　but　dull。　The　King　was　good　but　dull。　The　wine　was　bad　but　not　dull。　It　took　the　enamel　off　your　teeth　and　left　it　on　the　roof　of　your　mouth。

〃And　the　priest　was　locked　up；〃　Rocca　said；　〃because　they　found　the　three　per　cent　bonds　on　his　person。　It