第11部分(第5/7 頁)

le　to　get　the　doctor。　He's　gone　to　Lake　o。　No　one　knew　there　was　a　patient　ing。　What's　wrong　with　you　anyway？〃

〃I'm　wounded。　In　the　legs　and　feet　and　my　head　is　hurt。〃

〃What's　your　name？〃

〃Henry。　Frederic　Henry。〃

〃I'll　wash　you　up。　But　we　can't　do　anything　to　the　dressings　until　the　doctor　es。〃

〃Is　Miss　Barkley　here？〃

〃No。　There's　no　one　by　that　name　here。〃

〃Who　was　the　woman　who　cried　when　I　came　in？〃

The　nurse　laughed。　〃That's　Mrs。　Walker。　She　was　on　night　duty　and　she'd　been　asleep。　She　wasn't　expecting　any　one。〃

While　we　were　talking　she　was　undressing　me；　and　when　I　was　undressed；　except　for　the　bandages；　she　washed　me；　very　gently　and　smoothly。　The　washing　felt　very　good。　There　was　a　bandage　on　my　head　but　she　washed　all　around　the　edge。

〃Where　were　you　wounded？〃

〃On　the　Isonze　north　of　Plava。〃

〃Where　is　that？〃

〃North　of　Gorizia。〃

I　could　see　that　none　of　the　places　meant　anything　to　her。

〃Do　you　have　a　lot　of　pain？〃

〃No。　Not　much　now。〃

She　put　a　thermometer　in　my　mouth。

〃The　Italians　put　it　under　the　arm；〃　I　said。

〃Don't　talk。〃

When　she　took　the　thermometer　out　she　read　it　and　then　shook　it。

〃What's　the　temperature？〃

〃You're　not　supposed　to　know　that。〃

〃Tell　me　what　it　is。〃

〃It's　almost　normal。〃

〃I　never　have　any　fever。　My　legs　are　full　of　old　iron　too。〃

〃What　do　you　mean？〃

〃They're　full　of　trench…mortar　fragments；　old　screws　and　bedsprings　and　things。〃

She　shook　her　head　and　smiled。

〃If　you　had　any　foreign　bodies　in　your　legs　they　would　set　up　an　inflammation　and　you'd　have　fever。〃

〃All　right；〃　I　said。　〃We'll　see　what　es　out。〃

She　went　out　of　the　ro