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e　trees。

〃Wouldn't　you　like　a　drink？　We　could　have　one　out　here　and　see　the　horses。〃

〃I'll　get　them；〃　I　said。

〃The　boy　will　bring　them；〃　Catherine　said。　She　put　her　hand　up　and　the　boy　came　out　from　the　Pagoda　bar　beside　the　stables。　We　sat　down　at　a　round　iron　table。

〃Don't　you　like　it　better　when　we're　alone？〃

〃Yes；〃　I　said。

〃I　felt　very　lonely　when　they　were　all　there。〃

〃It's　grand　here；〃　I　said。

〃Yes。　It's　really　a　pretty　course。〃

〃It's　nice。〃

〃Don't　let　me　spoil　your　fun；　darling。　I'll　go　back　whenever　you　want。〃

〃No；〃　I　said。　〃We'll　stay　here　and　have　our　drink。　Then　we'll　go　down　and　stand　at　the　water　jump　for　the　steeplechase。〃

〃You're　awfully　good　to　me；〃　she　said。

After　we　had　been　alone　awhile　we　were　glad　to　see　the　others　again。　We　had　a　good　time。

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In　September　the　first　cool　nights　came；　then　the　days　were　cool　and　the　leaves　on　the　trees　in　the　park　began　to　turn　color　and　we　knew　the　summer　was　gone。　The　fighting　at　the　front　went　very　badly　and　they　could　not　take　San　Gabriele。　The　fighting　on　the　Bainsizza　plateau　was　over　and　by　the　middle　of　the　month　the　fighting　for　San　Gabriele　was　about　over　too。　They　could　not　take　it。　Ettore　was　gone　back　to　the　front。　The　horses　were　gone　to　Rome　and　there　was　no　more　racing。　Crowell　had　gone　to　Rome　too；　to　be　sent　back　to　America。　There　were　riots　twice　in　the　town　against　the　war　and　bad　rioting　in　Turin。　A　British　major　at　the　club　told　me　the　Italians　had　lost　one　hundred　and　fifty　thousand　men　on　the　Bainsizza　plateau　and　on　San　Gabriele。　He　said　they　had　lost　forty　thousand　on　the　Carso　besides。　We　had　a　drink　and　he　talked。　He　said　the　fighting　was　over　for　the　year　down　here　and　that　the　Italia