the　Scala。〃

〃I'll　sing　at　the　Scala；〃　Simmons　said。　〃I'm　going　to　sing　Tosca　in　October。〃

〃We'll　go；　won't　we；　Mac？〃　Ettore　said　to　the　vice…consul。　〃They'll　need　somebody　to　protect　them。〃

〃Maybe　the　American　army　will　be　there　to　protect　them；〃　the　vice…consul　said。　〃Do　you　want　another　drink；　Simmons？　You　want　a　drink；　Saunders？〃

〃All　right；〃　said　Saunders。

〃I　hear　you're　going　to　get　the　silver　medal；〃　Ettore　said　to　me。　〃What　kind　of　citation　you　going　to　get？〃

〃I　don't　know。　I　don't　know　I'm　going　to　get　it。〃

〃You're　going　to　get　it。　Oh　boy；　the　girls　at　the　Cova　will　think　you're　fine　then。　They'll　all　think　you　killed　two　hundred　Austrians　or　captured　a　whole　trench　by　yourself。　Believe　me；　I　got　to　work　for　my　decorations。〃

〃How　many　have　you　got；　Ettore？〃　asked　the　vice…consul。

〃He's　got　everything；〃　Simmons　said。　〃He's　the　boy　they're　running　the　war