海鸣威英文小说HemingwayErnestAFarewellToArms.docx

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海鸣威英文小说HemingwayErnestAFarewellToArms

AFAREWELLTOARMS

byErnestHemingway

Flyleaf:

ThegreatestAmericannoveltoemergefromWorldWarI,_AFarewelltoArms_cementedErnestHemingway'sreputationasoneofthemostimportantnovelistsofthetwentiethcentury.DrawnlargelyfromHemingway'sownexperiences,itisthestoryofavolunteerambulancedriverwoundedontheItalianfront,thebeautifulBritishnursewithwhomhefallsinlove,andtheirjourneytofindsomesmallsanctuaryinaworldgonemadwithwar.Byturnsbeautifulandtragic,tenderandharshlyrealistic,_AFarewelltoArms_isoneofthesupremeliteraryachievementsofourtime.

Copyright1929byCharlesScribner'sSons

Copyrightrenewed1957byErnestHemingway

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AFAREWELLTOARMS

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Inthelatesummerofthatyearwelivedinahouseinavillagethatlookedacrosstheriverandtheplaintothemountains.Inthebedoftherivertherewerepebblesandboulders,dryandwhiteinthesun,andthewaterwasclearandswiftlymovingandblueinthechannels.Troopswentbythehouseanddowntheroadandthedusttheyraisedpowderedtheleavesofthetrees.Thetrunksofthetreestooweredustyandtheleavesfellearlythatyearandwesawthetroopsmarchingalongtheroadandthedustrisingandleaves,stirredbythebreeze,fallingandthesoldiersmarchingandafterwardtheroadbareandwhiteexceptfortheleaves.

Theplainwasrichwithcrops;thereweremanyorchardsoffruittreesandbeyondtheplainthemountainswerebrownandbare.Therewasfightinginthemountainsandatnightwecouldseetheflashesfromtheartillery.Inthedarkitwaslikesummerlightning,butthenightswerecoolandtherewasnotthefeelingofastormcoming.

Sometimesinthedarkweheardthetroopsmarchingunderthewindowandgunsgoingpastpulledbymotor-tractors.Therewasmuchtrafficatnightandmanymulesontheroadswithboxesofammunitiononeachsideoftheirpack-saddlesandgraymotortrucksthatcarriedmen,andothertruckswithloadscoveredwithcanvasthatmovedslowerinthetraffic.Therewerebiggunstoothatpassedinthedaydrawnbytractors,thelongbarrelsofthegunscoveredwithgreenbranchesandgreenleafybranchesandvineslaidoverthetractors.Tothenorthwecouldlookacrossavalleyandseeaforestofchestnuttreesandbehinditanothermountainonthissideoftheriver.Therewasfightingforthatmountaintoo,butitwasnotsuccessful,andinthefallwhentherainscametheleavesallfellfromthechestnuttreesandthebrancheswerebareandthetrunksblackwithrain.Thevineyardswerethinandbare-branchedtooandallthecountrywetandbrownanddeadwiththeautumn.Thereweremistsovertheriverandcloudsonthemountainandthetruckssplashedmudontheroadandthetroopsweremuddyandwetintheircapes;theirrifleswerewetandundertheircapesthetwoleathercartridge-boxesonthefrontofthebelts,grayleatherboxesheavywiththepacksofclipsofthin,long6.5mm.cartridges,bulgedforwardunderthecapessothatthemen,passingontheroad,marchedasthoughtheyweresixmonthsgonewithchild.

Thereweresmallgraymotorcarsthatpassedgoingveryfast;usuallytherewasanofficerontheseatwiththedriverandmoreofficersinthebackseat.Theysplashedmoremudthanthecamionsevenandifoneoftheofficersinthebackwasverysmallandsittingbetweentwogenerals,hehimselfsosmallthatyoucouldnotseehisfacebutonlythetopofhiscapandhisnarrowback,andifthecarwentespeciallyfastitwasprobablytheKing.HelivedinUdineandcameoutinthiswaynearlyeverydaytoseehowthingsweregoing,andthingswentverybadly.

Atthestartofthewintercamethepermanentrainandwiththeraincamethecholera.Butitwascheckedandintheendonlyseventhousanddiedofitinthearmy.

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Thenextyearthereweremanyvictories.ThemountainthatwasbeyondthevalleyandthehillsidewherethechestnutforestgrewwascapturedandtherewerevictoriesbeyondtheplainontheplateautothesouthandwecrossedtheriverinAugustandlivedinahouseinGoriziathathadafountainandmanythickshadytreesinawalledgardenandawistariavinepurpleonthesideofthehouse.Nowthefightingwasinthenextmountainsbeyondandwasnotamileaway.Thetownwasveryniceandourhousewasveryfine.TheriverranbehindusandthetownhadbeencapturedveryhandsomelybutthemountainsbeyonditcouldnotbetakenandIwasverygladtheAustriansseemedtowanttocomebacktothetownsometime,ifthewarshouldend,becausetheydidnotbombardittodestroyitbutonlyalittleinamilitaryway.Peoplelivedoninitandtherewerehospitalsandcaf閟andartilleryupsidestreetsandtwobawdyhouses,onefortroopsandoneforofficers,andwiththeendofthesummer,thecoolnights,thefightinginthemountainsbeyondthetown,theshell-markedironoftherailwaybridge,thesmashedtunnelbytheriverwherethefightinghadbeen,thetreesaroundthesquareandthelongavenueoftreesthatledtothesquare;thesewiththerebeinggirlsinthetown,theKingpassinginhismotorcar,sometimesnowseeinghisfaceandlittlelongneckedbodyandgraybeardlikeagoat'schintuft;allthesewiththesuddeninteriorsofhousesthathadlostawallthroughshelling,withplasterandrubbleintheirgardensandsometimesinthestreet,andthewholethinggoingwellontheCarsomadethefallverydifferentfromthelastfallwhenwehadbeeninthecountry.Thewarwaschangedtoo.

Theforestofoaktreesonthemountainbeyondthetownwasgone.Theforesthadbeengreeninthesummerwhenwehadcomeintothetownbutnowtherewerethestumpsandthebrokentrunksandthegroundtornup,andonedayattheendofthefallwhenIwasoutwheretheoakforesthadbeenIsawacloudcomingoverthemountain.Itcameveryfastandthesunwentadullyellowandtheneverythingwasgrayandtheskywascoveredandthecloudcameondownthemountainandsuddenlywewereinitanditwassnow.Thesnowslantedacrossthewind,thebaregroundwascovered,thestumpsoftreesprojected,therewassnowonthegunsandtherewerepathsinthesnowgoingbacktothelatrinesbehindtrenches.

Later,belowinthetown,Iwatchedthesnowfalling,lookingoutofthewindowofthebawdyhouse,thehouseforofficers,whereIsatwithafriendandtwoglassesdrinkingabottleofAsti,and,lookingoutatthesnowfallingslowlyandheavily,weknewitwasalloverforthatyear.Uptheriverthemountainshadnotbeentaken;noneofthemountainsbeyondtheriverhadbeentaken.Thatwasallleftfornextyear.Myfriendsawthepriestfromourmessgoingbyinthestreet,walkingcarefullyintheslush,andpoundedonthewindowtoattracthisattention.Thepriestlookedup.Hesawusandsmiled.Myfriendmotionedforhimtocomein.Thepriestshookhisheadandwenton.Thatnightinthemessafterthespaghetticourse,whicheveryoneateveryquicklyandseriously,liftingthespaghettiontheforkuntiltheloosestrandshungclearthenloweringitintothemouth,orelseusingacontinuousliftandsuckingintothemouth,helpingourselvestowinefromthegrass-coveredgallonflask;itswunginametalcradleandyoupulledtheneckoftheflaskdownwiththeforefingerandthewine,clearred,tannicandlovely,pouredoutintotheglassheldwiththesamehand;afterthiscourse,thecaptaincommencedpickingonthepriest.

Thepriestwasyoungandblushedeasilyandworeauniformliketherestofusbutwithacrossindarkredvelvetabovetheleftbreastpocketofhisgraytunic.ThecaptainspokepidginItalianformydoubtfulbenefit,inorderthatImightunderstandperfectly,thatnothingshouldbelost.

"Priestto-daywithgirls,"thecaptainsaidlookingatthepriestandatme.Thepriestsmiledandblushedandshookhishead.Thiscaptainbaitedhimoften.

"Nottrue?

"askedthecaptain."To-dayIseepriestwithgirls."

"No,"saidthepriest.Theotherofficerswereamusedatthebaiting.

"Priestnotwithgirls,"wentonthecaptain."Priestneverwithgirls,"heexplainedtome.Hetookmyglassandfilledit,lookingatmyeyesallthetime,butnotlosingsightofthepriest.

"Priesteverynightfiveagainstone."Everyoneatthetablelaughed."Youunderstand?

Priesteverynightfiveagainstone."Hemadeagestureandlaughedloudly.Thepriestaccepteditasajoke.

"ThePopewantstheAustrianstowinthewar,"themajorsaid."HelovesFranzJoseph.That'swherethemoneycomesfrom.Iamanatheist."

"Didyoueverreadthe'BlackPig'?

"askedthelieutenant."Iwillgetyouacopy.Itwasthatwhichshookmyfaith."

"Itisafilthyandvilebook,"saidthepriest."Youdonotreallylikeit."

"Itisveryvaluable,"saidthelieutenant."Ittellsyouaboutthosepriests.Youwilllikeit,"hesaidtome.Ismiledatthepriestandhesmiledbackacrossthecandle-light."Don'tyoureadit,"hesaid.

"Iwillgetitforyou,"saidthelieutenant.

"Allthinkingmenareatheists,"themajorsaid."IdonotbelieveintheFreeMasonshowever."

"IbelieveintheFreeMasons,"thelieutenantsaid."Itisanobleorganization."SomeonecameinandasthedooropenedIcouldseethesnowfalling.

"Therewillbenomoreoffens