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ut　you　shouldn't　exaggerate。〃

〃Where　will　we　live　after　the　war？〃

〃In　an　old　people's　home　probably；〃　she　said。　〃For　three　years　I　looked　forward　very　childishly　to　the　war　ending　at　Christmas。　But　now　I　look　forward　till　when　our　son　will　be　a　lieutenant　mander。〃

〃Maybe　he'll　be　a　general。〃

〃If　it's　an　hundred　years'　war　he'll　have　time　to　try　both　of　the　services。〃

〃Don't　you　want　a　drink？〃

〃No。　It　always　makes　you　happy；　darling；　and　it　only　makes　me　dizzy。〃

〃Didn't　you　ever　drink　brandy？〃

〃No；　darling。　I'm　a　very　old…fashioned　wife。〃

I　reached　down　to　the　floor　for　the　bottle　and　poured　another　drink。

〃I'd　better　go　to　have　a　look　at　your　patriots；〃　Catherine　said。　〃Perhaps　you'll　read　the　papers　until　I　e　back。〃

〃Do　you　have　to　go？〃

〃Now　or　later。〃

〃All　right。　Now。〃

〃I'll　e　back　later。〃

〃I'll　have　finished　the　papers；〃　I　said。

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It　turned　cold　that　night　and　the　next　day　it　was　raining。　ing　home　from　the　Ospedale　Maggiore　it　rained　very　hard　and　I　was　wet　when　I　came　in。　Up　in　my　room　the　rain　was　ing　down　heavily　outside　on　the　balcony；　and　the　wind　blew　it　against　the　glass　doors。　I　changed　my　clothing　and　drank　some　brandy　but　the　brandy　did　not　taste　good。　I　felt　sick　in　the　night　and　in　the　morning　after　breakfast　I　was　nauseated。

〃There　is　no　doubt　about　it；〃　the　house　surgeon　said。　〃Look　at　the　whites　of　his　eyes；　Miss。〃

Miss　Gage　looked。　They　had　me　look　in　a　glass。　The　whites　of　the　eyes　were　yellow　and　it　was　the　jaundice。　I　was　sick　for　two　weeks　with　it。　For　that　reason　we　did　not　spend　a　convalescent　leave　together。　We　had　planned　to　go　to　Pallanza　on　Lago　Maggiore。　It　is　nice　there　in　the　fall　when　the　leaves　turn。　Ther