d　and　warm　and　breakfast　and　lunch。　Sometimes　all　niceness　gone　and　glad　to　get　out　on　the　street　but　always　another　day　starting　and　then　another　night。　I　tried　to　tell　about　the　night　and　the　difference　between　the　night　and　the　day　and　how　the　night　was　better　unless　the　day　was　very　clean　and　cold　and　I　could　not　tell　it；　as　I　cannot　tell　it　now。　But　if　you　have　had　it　you　know。　He　had　not　had　it　but　he　understood　that　I　had　really　wanted　to　go　to　the　Abruzzi　but　had　not　gone　and　we　were　still　friends；　with　many　tastes　alike；　but　with　the　difference　between　us。　He　had　always　known　what　I　did　not　know　and　what；　when　I　learned　it；　I　was　always　able　to　forget。　But　I　did　not　know　that　then；　although　I　learned　it　later。　In　the　meantime　we　were　all　at　the　mess；　the　meal　was　finished；　and　the　argument　went　on。　We　two　stopped　talking　and　the　captain　shouted；　〃Priest　not　happy。　Priest　not　happy　without　girls。〃

〃I　am　happy；〃　said　the　priest。

〃Priest　not　happy。　Priest　wants　Austrians　to　win　the　war；〃　the　captain　said。　The　others　listened。　The　priest　shook　his　head。

〃No；〃　he　said。

〃Priest　wants　us　never　to　attack。　Don't　you　want　us　never　to　attack？〃

〃No。　If　there　is　a　war　I　suppose　we　must　attack。〃

〃Must　attack。　Shall　attack！〃

The　priest　nodded。

〃Leave　him　alone；〃　the　major　said。　〃He's　all　right。〃

〃He　can't　do　anything　about　it　anyway；〃　the　captain　said。　We　all　got　up　and　left　the　table。

4

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