hemingway, ernest - men without women-第26节

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　　　¨Itˇll　be　all　right；　John。〃
　　　¨Imagine　a　young　fellow　like　you　not　to　sleep。〃
　　　¨Iˇll　get　all　right。　It　just　takes　a　while。〃
　　　¨You　got　to　get　all　right。　A　man　canˇt　get　along　that　donˇt　sleep。　Do　you　worry　about　anything？　You　got　anything　on　your　mind？〃
　　　¨No；　John；　I　donˇt　think　so。〃
　　　¨You　ought　to　get　married；　Signor　Tenente。　Then　you　wouldnˇt　worry。〃
　　　¨I　donˇt　know。〃
　　　¨You　ought　to　get　married。　Why　donˇt　you　pick　out　some　nice　Italian　girl　with　plenty　of　money？　You　could　get　any　one　you　want。　Youˇre　young　and　you　got　good　decorations　and　you　look　nice。　You　been　wounded　a　couple　of　times。〃
　　　¨I　canˇt　talk　the　language　well　enough。〃
　　　¨You　talk　it　fine。　To　hell　with　talking　the　language。　You　donˇt　have　to　talk　to　them。　Marry　them。〃
　　　¨Iˇll　think　about　it。〃
　　　¨You　know　some　girls；　donˇt　you？〃
　　　¨Sure。〃
　　　¨Well；　you　marry　the　one　with　the　most　money。　Over　here；　the　way　theyˇre　brought　up；　theyˇll　all　make　you　a　good　wife。〃
　　　¨Iˇll　think　about　it。〃
　　　¨Donˇt　think　about　it；　Signor　Tenente。　Do　it。〃
　　　¨All　right。〃
　　　¨A　man　ought　to　be　married。　Youˇll　never　regret　it。　Every　man　ought　to　be　married。〃
　　　¨All　right；〃　I　said。　¨Letˇs　try　and　sleep　a　while。〃
　　　¨All　right　Signor　Tenente。　Iˇll　try　it　again。　But　you　remember　what　I　said。〃
　　　¨Iˇll　remember　it；〃　I　said。　¨Now　letˇs　sleep　a　while；　John。〃
　　　¨All　right；〃　he　said。　¨I　hope　you　sleep；　Signor　Tenente。〃
　　　I　heard　him　roll　in　his　blankets　on　the　straw　and　then　he　was　very　quiet　and　I　listened　to　him　breathing　regularly。　Then　he　started　to　snore。　I　listened　to　him　snore　for　a　long　time　and　then　I　stopped　listening　to　him　snore　and　listened　to　the　silk…worms　eating。　They　ate　steadily；　making　a　dropping　in　the　leaves。　I　had　a　new　thing　to　think　about　and　I　lay　in　the　dark　with　my　eyes　open　and　thought　of　all　the　girls　I　had　ever　known　and　what　kind　of　wives　they　would　make。　It　was　a　very　interesting　thing　to　think　about　and　for　a　while　it　killed　off　trout…fishing　and　interfered　with　my　prayers。　Finally；　though；　I　went　back　to　trout…fishing；　because　I　found　that　I　could　remember　all　the　streams　and　there　was　always　something　new　about　them；　while　the　girls；　after　I　had　thought　about　them　a　few　times；　blurred　and　I　could　not　call　them　into　my　mind　and　finally　they　all　blurred　and　all　became　rather　the　same　and　I　gave　up　thinking　about　them　almost　altogether。　But　I　kept　on　with　my　prayers　and　I　prayed　very　often　for　John　in　the　nights　and　his　class　was　removed　from　active　service　before　the　October　offensive。　I　was　glad　he　was　not　there；　because　he　would　have　been　a　great　worry　to　me。　He　came　to　the　hospital　in　Milan　to　see　me　several　months　after　and　he　was　very　disappointed　that　I　had　not　yet　married；　and　I　know　he　would　feel　very　badly　if　he　knew　that；　so　far；　I　have　never　married。　He　was　going　back　to　America　and　he　was　very　certain　about　marriage　and　knew　it　would　fix　up　everything。
　　　
　　　
THE　END。

Ernest　Hemingway　？　MEN　WITHOUT　WOMEN




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