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h as you that have let the barbarians onto the sacred soil of the fatherland。〃
〃I beg your pardon；〃 said the lieutenant…colonel。
〃It is because of treachery such as yours that we have lost the fruits of victory。〃
〃Have you ever been in a retreat？〃 the lieutenant…colonel asked。
〃Italy should never retreat。〃
We stood there in the rain and listened to this。 We were facing the officers and the prisoner stood in front and a little to one side of us。
〃If you are going to shoot me；〃 the lieutenant…colonel said； 〃please shoot me at once without further questioning。 The questioning is stupid。〃 He made the sign of the cross。 The officers spoke together。 One wrote something on a pad of paper。
〃Abandoned his troops； ordered to be shot；〃 he said。
Two carabinieri took the lieutenant…colonel to the river bank。 He walked in the rain； an old man with his hat off； a carabinieri on either side。 I did not watch them shoot him but I heard the shots。 They were questioning some one else。 This officer too was separated from his troops。 He was not allowed to make an explanation。 He cried when they read the sentence from the pad of paper； and they were questioning another when they shot him。 They made a point of being intent on questioning the next man while the man who had been questioned before was being shot。 In this way there was obviously nothing they could do about it。 I did not know whether I should wait to be questioned or make a break no
