Miss Van Campen finds empty liquor bottles in Henry's room, and accuses him of producing jaundice through alcoholism to avoid being sent back to the front. Miss Gage helps Henry clear things up, but in the end he loses his leave time.23.Henry prepares to travel back to the front. He buys a new pistol, and takes Catherine to a hotel. The hotel makes Catherine feel like a prostitute, but before the night is over they feel at home there. Before midnight, they walk downstairs and Henry calls a carriage for Catherine. They have a brief good-bye, and Henry boards the crowded train that will take him back to the war.Book 31. Summary & climax2. General feelings about war3. Sources of tension during the retreat1. Chapter 25 “first day back to the front”Henri is back to the front, the past year has been very tedious and improving for all of the men, the major tells him, he was lucky to get hit when he did. Henri is thinking about Catherine, when Rinaldi comes into the room. He’s glad to see him; they talk about Catherine, about Rinaldi’s work (he says and says that he has become a skilled surgeon from the constant work with the wounded, but now that the fighting has died down temporarily he has a frustrating lack of work.) Rinaldi examines Henry's wounded knee. At the dinner, like at the beginning of the book the officers (esp. Rinaldi) tease the priest. All the officers go to bed, only Henry and the priest stays. Chapter 26 “Dialogue about war & Austrians between the Priest and Henry”Henri and the priest talk together. The priest thinks the war will end soon, but Henry doesn’t agree with him, he says the Austrians feel that they’re winning and “no one ever stopped when they’re winning. The priest tells him he’s glad he’s back. After the priest leaves, Henry goes to sleep.Chapter 27 “Broke of the Italian line, Retreat is decided”He wakes when Rinaldi comes back, b...
