“and good news. You will be decorated. They want to get you the medaglia d’argento but perhaps they can get only the bronze.” “What for?” “Because you are gravely wounded. They say if you can prove you did any heroic act you can get the silver. Otherwise it will be the bronze. Tell me exactly what happened. Did you do any heroic act?” “No,” I said. “I was blown up while we were eating cheese.”
