Five Graves to Cairo Page #5

Can a nation of belchers understand

a nation that sings?

No, General.

I am getting very sick of the Germans.

Pushing Italian soldiers into the

frontline without letting their...

... general lead even a staff meeting

They steal the food packages

my family send me.

They are censoring my letters.

In fact, as we say in Milano, we are

getting the end of the stick that stinks.

Water. Water!

I have been given a bathroom

that does not work. Why?

Because it was assigned to you

General Sebastiano.

- Is there no proper bathroom in this hotel?

- Oh yes, sir.

- I will have it.

- It belongs to the Field Marshall.

Another kick in the face.

They let us die, but dont let us wash.

Well, what did we expect?

As we say in Milano, when you lie down

with dogs, you wake up with fleas.

Thats right, sir.

You havent heard anything?

Of course, not. From so far away,

how can I hear what they say in Milano?

- Good.

- I can fill the Generals washbasin.

Please. My orderly is in the hospital

with measles.

German measles!

Look at that. Look at that.

When this war is over,

I shall lie in my own bathtub...

... filled with blue Italian water,

and sing and sing and sing.

But not Wagner.

In Benghazi, they have stolen my toothbrush.

Will that be all, General?

- Good night.

- Good night, sir.

Waiter!

Yes sir?

What is the name of the maid here?

- Mouche, sir.

- Mouche?

- When I want you, I ring once.

- Yes, sir.

Then its two rings for the maid.

- Thats right, sir.

- Good night.

Good night.

Im sorry.

The key. Turn the key.

- Whats happened?

- I found these papers.

Here, the three passports, see: Danish,

a Swiss one, a Romanian.

Let me see how I look.

Mm, what a kindly face.

Id never suspect myself.

Now how was I to know he was working

with the Germans? Glove in glove.

He came here two years ago. He said he

wanted a job here, on account of his lungs.

He had, what you call,

you know, b...b...b...

What do you know about a

Professor Cronstaetter?

Professor Cronstaetter? Yes I think I know

that name. Or do I... maybe I dont.

What about graves? Five graves?

Graves? Whose graves?

Alright, what did Davos have to do

with the laundry?

With the laundry? Nothing, sir,

nothing at all.

- Mouche.

- Mouche.

Mouche knew him better than I did.

Didnt you, Mouche?

- Who?

- Davos who.

What of it?

We were talking about the laundry, here.

Where does Davos come in?

I do the laundry.

All alone?

Sometimes, he helps me put it out

to dry.

A flag on the sand, perhaps?

Bed sheets, towels, washcloths all nicely

spread out for the Messerschmitts

What Messerschmitts?

Its my guess, mademoiselle, that

youve been washing some sort of alphabet.

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