There is a brief respite during a pool game with the 94-year-old Count Greffi who advises living life to the fullest and cannot understand the protagonist's sense of duty, a trait that is contrasted with Moretti's egotism and Gino's patriotism.
Miss Van Campen actively keeps an eye on the protagonist, while Miss Ferguson and Miss Gage tacitly disapprove of a burgeoning relationship. There is a brief respite during a pool game with the 94-year-old Count Greffi who advises living life to the fullest and cannot understand the protagonist's sense of duty, a trait that is contrasted with Moretti's egotism and Gino's patriotism. After the leg heals, the chaos of the retreat and some help from Ralph Simmons allow the couple to row from Stresa to Switzerland and seemingly live happily ever after, that is until some labor complications precipitate a famous walk through the rain. FTP identify this novel about the doomed WWI love of Catharine Barkley and Frederic Henry, a novel by Ernest Hemingway.
Miss Van Campen actively keeps an eye on the protagonist, while Miss Ferguson and Miss Gage tacitly disapprove of a burgeoning relationship.
A Farewell to Arms