第21节

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    ”generalbayerlaiheut.roelhadalreadybeentransferredtoengland,tofinishupthere.”hisvoiorehadbeguonouspabingtioobeaiervoustic.

    ”eaboutit”julianaasked,asheretuedtothebathroondhisshaving.

    asheshavedand,afterthat,tookalonghotshopaigheyhadfoughtundergraziani.theirequipnt,espedofrolyingopen.jorpardi,hoeddis,andfiredthehisbatteryhadhaltedgeneraldesperatetankadvan43.

    ”areyourbrothersstillalive”julianaasked.

    hisbrothershadbeenkilledin44,strangledndos,theledesertgroupeespeciallyfanaticduriphasesofthehatthealliesuldnotwin.

    ”hothebritishnoingly.

    joesaid,”idliketoseetheotoenglandtheydidinafrica.”histone.

    ”butitsbeeeenyears,”julianasaid.”ikishespeciallydidterriblethings.but”

    ”theytalkaboutthethingsthenazisdidtothejeesilent.”thosefireantroops,afterassfireboingraidsthatent.thoseterrorattaburgandessenand”

    ”letsnottalkaboutit,”julianasaid.iallersonradioethi.”shedialed,tryingtofindsolight,pleasantsic.

    ”lookatthis,”joesaid.inthelivingroohesatonthebed,hissllsuitan”heindicatedthebook.”thisisveryfunny.sitdo,dre.”ianhasdohethinkingforus.”openingthebook,joebegantuingpagesslopireaher.bobbiesandthosefunnylittlesoldiersintallfurhats,andthekingasfarasthevolga.”

    inalohatbesobad”

    ”youreadthebook”

    ”no,”sheadtted,peeringtoseethever.shehadheardaboutit,though;alotofpeopleyforrhusbandandioftentalkedabouthoheallieshadhewar.”

    joedidnotseeohearher;hearingdothepyofthegrasshopperliesheavy.”andinthis,”heon,”youknoisthatenglandstheaxis”

    sheshookherhead,feelingthegroanbesideher.hisooquiver;helickedhislipsagainandagain,dugathisscalp...ewashoarse.

    ”hehasitalybetraytheaxis,”joesaid.

    ”oh,”shesaid.

    ”italygoesovertotheallies.joinstheanglosaxonsandopensuptothinkthat.etheysaadefhting.thisfelloehiheagineshoheheaxishadlost.hoheyloseexceptbyitalybeingatraitor”hisvoicegrated.”theducehehat.”

    ”ihavetotutheban.”sheslidahindhurriedbacktothekit.

    folloesin.afteritlicksthejaps.andaftertheanyandjapandidiy.”

    julianasaid,”gerny,japan,anditaly.”hestaredather.

    ”youleftoutitaly.”shefapireintheddleeast...thesicaledynee.

    presentlysheservedhiplatterofbanandeggs,toastandrlade,ffee.heatereadily.

    ”didtheyserveyouinnorthafrica”sheaskedasshe,too,seatedherself.

    joesaid,”deaddonkey.”

    ”thatshideous.”

    .thegernsan.”heresudhisrapideating.

    iunderjoesarbeaeatnight...illbetyoureasloonths.

    openingthebookatrandosheread:

    ...noprehended,shipsfrohepire,allein,speesuosuhadbeenfulfilledatlast,thataboutthesunandtheflag.

    ”theonlybookiehookedonitandiuseitallthetitodeysight.ever.”sheclosedthepyofthegrasshopper.”toseeittouseit”

    ”no,”joesaid.

    restinghersoablesurfaalyande,shethought,hy

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