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p that moved a little in the evening breeze。 The breeze came in through the window and it was cooler with the evening。 The flies were on the ceiling now and on the electric light bulbs that hung on wires。 The lights were only turned on when some one was brought in at night or when something was being done。 It made me feel very young to have the dark e after the dusk and then remain。 It was like being put to bed after early supper。 The orderly came down between the beds and stopped。 Some one was with him。 It was the priest。 He stood there small; brown…faced; and embarrassed。
〃How do you do?〃 he asked。 He put some packages down by the bed; on the floor。
〃All right; father。〃
He sat down in the chair that had been brought for Rinaldi and looked out of the window embarrassedly。 I noticed his face looked Very tired。
〃I can only stay a minute;〃 he said。 〃It is late。〃
〃It's not late。 How is the mess?〃
He smiled。 〃I am still a great joke;〃 he sounded tired too。 〃Thank God they are all well。
〃I am so glad you are all right;〃 he said。 〃I hope you don't suffer。〃 He seemed very tired and I was not used to seeing him tired。
〃Not any more。〃
〃I miss you at the mess。〃
〃I wish I were there。 I always enjoyed our talking。〃
〃I brought you a few little things;〃 he said。 He picked up the packages。 〃This is mosquito netting。 This is a bottle of vermouth。 You like vermouth? These are English papers。〃
〃Please open them。〃
He was pleased and undid them。 I held the mosquito netting in my hands。 The vermouth he held up for me to see and then put it on the floor beside the bed。 I held up one of the sheaf of English papers。 I could read the headlines by turning it so the half…light from the window was on it。 It