第10部分(第4/7 頁)

ecause　they　fed　on　grapes　and　you　never　took　a　lunch　because　the　peasants　were　always　honored　if　you　would　eat　with　them　at　their　houses。　After　a　while　I　went　to　sleep。

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The　room　was　long　with　windows　on　the　right…hand　side　and　a　door　at　the　far　end　that　went　into　the　dressing　room。　The　row　of　beds　that　mine　was　in　faced　the　windows　and　another　row；　under　the　windows；　faced　the　wall。　If　you　lay　on　your　left　side　you　could　see　the　dressing…room　door。　There　was　another　door　at　the　far　end　that　people　sometimes　came　in　by。　If　any　one　were　going　to　die　they　put　a　screen　around　the　bed　so　you　could　not　see　them　die；　but　only　the　shoes　and　puttees　of　doctors　and　men　nurses　showed　under　the　bottom　of　the　screen　and　sometimes　at　the　end　there　would　be　whispering。　Then　the　priest　would　e　out　from　behind　the　screen　and　afterward　the　men　nurses　would　go　back　behind　the　screen　to　e　out　again　carrying　the　one　who　was　dead　with　a　blanket　over　him　down　the　corridor　between　the　beds　and　some　one　folded　the　screen　and　took　it　away。

That　morning　the　major　in　charge　of　the　ward　asked　me　if　I　felt　that　I　could　travel　the　next　day。　I　said　I　could。　He　said　then　they　would　ship　me　out　early　in　the　morning。　He　said　I　would　be　better　off　making　the　trip　now　before　it　got　too　hot。

When　they　lifted　you　up　out　of　bed　to　carry　you　into　the　dressing　room　you　could　look　out　of　the　window　and　see　the　new　graves　in　the　garden。　A　soldier　sat　outside　the　door　that　opened　onto　the　garden　making　crosses　and　painting　on　them　the　names；　rank；　and　regiment　of　the　men　who　were　buried　in　the　garden。　He　also　ran　errands　for　the　ward　and　in　his　spare　time　made　me　a　cigarette　lighter　out　of　an　empty　Austrian　rifle　cartridge。　The　doctors　were　very　nice　and　seemed　very　capable。　They　wer