〃Yes。〃

〃Then　we'll　have　to　work。　There's　no　work　now。〃

〃Have　you　done　nursing　long？〃

〃Since　the　end　of　'fifteen。　I　started　when　he　did。　I　remember　having　a　silly　idea　he　might　e　to　the　hospital　where　I　was。　With　a　sabre　cut；　I　suppose；　and　a　bandage　around　his　head。　Or　shot　through　the　shoulder。　Something　picturesque。〃

〃This　is　the　picturesque　front；〃　I　said。

〃Yes；〃　she　said。　〃People　can't　realize　what　France　is　like。　If　they　did；　it　couldn't　all　go　on。　He　didn't　have　a　sabre　cut。　They　blew　him　all　to　bits。〃

I　didn't　say　anything。

〃Do　you　suppose　it　will　always　go　on？〃

〃No。〃

〃What's　to　stop　it？〃

〃It　will　crack　somewhere。〃

〃We'll　crack。　We'll　crack　in　France。　They　can't　go　on　doing　things　like　the　Somme　and　not　crack。〃

〃They　won't　crack　here；〃　I　said。

〃You　think　not？〃

〃No。　They　did　very　well　last　summer。〃

〃They　may　crack；〃　she　said。　〃Anybody　may　crack。〃

〃The　Germans　too。〃

〃No；〃　she　said。　〃I　think　not。〃

We　went　over　toward　Rinaldi　and　Miss　Ferguson。

〃You　love　Italy？〃　Rinaldi　asked　Miss　Ferguson　in　English。

〃Quite　well。〃

〃No　understand；〃　Rinaldi　shook　his　head。

〃Abbastanza　bene；〃　I　translated。

He　shook　his　head。

〃That　is　not　good。　You　love　England？〃

〃Not　too　well。　I'm　Scotch；　you　see。〃

Rinaldi　looked　at　me　blankly。

〃She's　Scotch；　so　she　loves　Scotland　better　than　England；〃　I　said　in　Italian。

〃But　Scotland　is　England。〃

I　translated　this　for　Miss　Ferguson。

〃Pas　encore；〃　said　Miss　Ferguson。

〃Not　really？〃

〃Never。　We　do　not　like　the　English。〃

〃Not　like　the　English？　Not　like　Miss　Barkley？〃

〃Oh；　that's　different。　You　mustn't　take　everythi