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thought；　it　was　better　to　have　a　regulation　pistol。　You　could　always　get　shells。

〃Now　we're　fully　armed；〃　I　said。　〃That　was　the　one　thing　I　had　to　remember　to　do。　Some　one　got　my　other　one　going　to　the　hospital。〃

〃I　hope　it's　a　good　pistol；〃　Catherine　said。

〃Was　there　anything　else？〃　the　woman　asked。

〃I　don't　believe　so。〃

〃The　pistol　has　a　lanyard；〃　she　said。

〃So　I　noticed。〃

The　woman　wanted　to　sell　something　else。

〃You　don't　need　a　whistle？〃

〃I　don't　believe　so。〃

The　woman　said　good…by　and　we　went　out　onto　the　sidewalk。　Catherine　looked　in　the　window。　The　woman　looked　out　and　bowed　to　us。

〃What　are　those　little　mirrors　set　in　wood　for？〃

〃They're　for　attracting　birds。　They　twirl　them　out　in　the　field　and　larks　see　them　and　e　out　and　the　Italians　shoot　them。〃

〃They　are　an　ingenious　people；〃　Catherine　said。　〃You　don't　shoot　larks　do　you；　darling；　in　America？〃

〃Not　especially。〃

We　crossed　the　street　and　started　to　walk　up　the　other　side。

〃I　feel　better　now；〃　Catherine　said。　〃I　felt　terrible　when　we　started。〃

〃We　always　feel　good　when　we're　together。〃

〃We　always　will　be　together。〃

〃Yes；　except　that　I'm　going　away　at　midnight。〃

〃Don't　think　about　it；　darling。〃

We　walked　on　up　the　street。　The　fog　made　the　lights　yellow。

〃Aren't　you　tired？〃　Catherine　asked。

〃How　about　you？〃

〃I'm　all　right。　It's　fun　to　walk。〃

〃But　let's　not　do　it　too　long。〃

〃No。〃

We　turned　down　a　side　street　where　there　were　no　lights　and　walked　in　the　street。　I　stopped　and　kissed　Catherine。　While　I　kissed　her　I　felt　her　hand　on　my　shoulder。　She　had　pulled　my　cape　around　her　so　it　covered　both　of　us。　We　were　standing　in　the　s