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n past a freight…car outside and after a while the train gave a jerk and started。
BOOK TWO
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We got into Milan early in the morning and they unloaded us in the freight yard。 An ambulance took me to the American hospital。 Riding in the ambulance on a stretcher I could not tell what part of town we were passing through but when they unloaded the stretcher I saw a market…place and an open wine shop with a girl sweeping out。 They were watering the street and it smelled of the early morning。 They put the stretcher down and went in。 The porter came out with them。 He had gray mustaches； wore a doorman's cap and was in his shirt sleeves。 The stretcher would not go into the elevator and they discussed whether it was better to lift me off the stretcher and go up in the elevator or carry the stretcher up the stairs。 I listened to them discussing it。 They decided on the elevator。 They lifted me from the stretcher。 〃Go easy；〃 I said。 〃Take it softly。〃
In the elevator we were crowded and as my legs bent the pain was very bad。 〃Straighten out the legs；〃 I said。
〃We can't； Signor Tenente。 There isn't room。〃 The man who said this had his arm around me and my arm was around his neck。 His breath came in my face metallic with garlic and red wine。
〃Be gentle；〃 the other man said。
〃Son of a bitch who isn't gentle！〃
〃Be gentle I say；〃 the man with my feet repeated。
I saw the doors of the elevator closed； and the grill shut and the four
