第21部分(第5/7 頁)

ried　man；〃　he　said。　〃What's　the　matter　with　you？〃

〃Nothing；〃　I　said。　〃What's　the　matter　with　you？〃

〃This　war　is　killing　me；〃　Rinaldi　said；　〃I　am　very　depressed　by　it。〃　He　folded　his　hands　over　his　knee。

〃Oh；〃　I　said。

〃What's　the　matter？　Can't　I　even　have　human　impulses？〃

〃No。　I　can　see　you've　been　having　a　fine　time。　Tell　me。〃

〃All　summer　and　all　fall　I've　operated。　I　work　all　the　time。　I　do　everybody's　work。　All　the　hard　ones　they　leave　to　me。　By　God；　baby；　I　am　being　a　lovely　surgeon。〃

〃That　sounds　better。〃

〃I　never　think。　No；　by　God；　I　don't　think；　I　operate。〃

〃That's　right。〃

〃But　now；　baby；　it's　all　over。　I　don't　operate　now　and　I　feel　like　hell。　This　is　a　terrible　war；　baby。　You　believe　me　when　I　say　it。　Now　you　cheer　me　up。　Did　you　bring　the　phonograph　records？〃

〃Yes。〃

They　were　wrapped　in　paper　in　a　cardboard　box　in　my　rucksack。　I　was　too　tired　to　get　them　out。

〃Don't　you　feel　good　yourself；　baby？〃

〃I　feel　like　hell。〃

〃This　war　is　terrible；〃　Rinaldi　said。　〃e　on。　We'll　both　get　drunk　and　be　cheerful。　Then　we'll　go　get　the　ashes　dragged。　Then　we'll　feel　fine。〃

〃I've　had　the　jaundice；〃　I　said；　〃and　I　can't　get　drunk。〃

〃Oh；　baby；　how　you've　e　back　to　me。　You　e　back　serious　and　with　a　liver。　I　tell　you　this　war　is　a　bad　thing。　Why　did　we　make　it　anyway。〃

〃We'll　have　a　drink。　I　don't　want　to　get　drunk　but　we'll　have　a　drink。〃

Rinaldi　went　across　the　room　to　the　washstand　and　brought　back　two　glasses　and　a　bottle　of　cognac。

〃It's　Austrian　cognac；〃　he　said。　〃Seven　stars。　It's　all　they　captured　on　San　Gabriele。〃

〃Were　you　up　there？〃

〃No。　I　haven't　been　anywhere。　I've　been　here　all　the　time　operating。　Look；　baby；　this　is