om with maps and typed sheets of paper on the wall。
〃Hello；〃 he said。 〃How are you？〃 He looked older and drier。
〃I'm good；〃 I said。 〃How is everything？〃
〃It's all over；〃 he said。 〃Take off your kit and sit down。〃 I put my pack and the two musettes on the floor and my cap on the pack。 I brought the other chair over from the wall and sat down by the desk。
〃It's been a bad summer；〃 the major said。 〃Are you strong now？〃
〃Yes。〃
〃Did you ever get the decorations？〃
〃Yes。 I got them fine。 Thank you very much。〃
〃Let's see them。〃
I opened my cape so he could see the two ribbons。
〃Did you get the boxes with the medals？〃
〃No。 Just the papers。〃
〃The boxes will e later。 That takes more time。〃
〃What do you want me to do？〃
〃The cars are all away。 There are six up north at Caporetto。 You know Caporetto？〃
〃Yes；〃 I said。 I remembered it as a little white town with a campanile in a valley。 It was a clean little town and there was a fine fountain in the square。
〃They are working from there。 There are many sick now。 The fighting is over。〃
〃Where are the others？〃
〃There are two up in the mountains and four still on the Bainsizza。 The other two ambulance sections are in the Carso with the third army。〃
〃What do you wish me to do？〃
〃You can go and take over the four cars on the Bainsizza if you like。 Gino has been up there a long time。 You haven't seen it up there； have you？〃
〃No。〃
〃It was very bad。 We lost three cars。〃
〃I heard about it。〃
〃Yes； Rinaldi wrote you。〃
〃Where is Rinaldi？〃
〃He is here at the hospital。 He has had a summer and fall of it。〃
〃I believe it。〃
〃It has been bad；〃 the major said。 〃Yo