Italy at war and the allies in the west . ed the kitchenceiling. It probably would not have beenmuch of a protection had a shell chanced todrop in on us, but it was wonderfully comfort-ing. I was accompanied on my visit to Goriziaby Signor Ugo Ojetti, the noted Florentineconnoisseur who has been charged with thepreservation of all the historical monumentsand works of art in the war zone. About thischarming and cultured gentleman I was tolda characteristic story. In the outskirts ofGorizia stands the chateau of an Austriannobleman who was the possessor of a famouscollection of paintings. Now it
Italy at war and the allies in the west . ed the kitchenceiling. It probably would not have beenmuch of a protection had a shell chanced todrop in on us, but it was wonderfully comfort-ing. I was accompanied on my visit to Goriziaby Signor Ugo Ojetti, the noted Florentineconnoisseur who has been charged with thepreservation of all the historical monumentsand works of art in the war zone. About thischarming and cultured gentleman I was tolda characteristic story. In the outskirts ofGorizia stands the chateau of an Austriannobleman who was the possessor of a famouscollection of paintings. Now it is SignorOjettis business to save from injury or de-struction all works of art which are worthsaving, and, after ticketing and cataloguingthem, to ship them to a place of safety to bekept until the war is over, when they will berestored to their respective owners. Thoughthe chateau in question was within the Ital-ian lines, the windows of the ballroom, inwhich hung the best of the pictures, werewithin easy range of the Austrian snipers,. Gas! The soldiers holding a trench on the Carso don their masks when the Austrianbatteries bombard them with gas-shells. * **T§S5K®^3? &^K -?? ..>:: IN W- ^ ? 1 ! ^^^Kl/ ja|fpS . i 1 V i^^^B ?f JH fe\j Hi , Paw ?*, ? .: ft; * jRjSfey «ifa^ga ? j^S<j&4jMKi H i F i- i * • W^ mflflfcfc*! ^ ^f i ? L _. O -c THE ROAD TO TRIESTE 117 who, whenever they saw any one moving aboutinside, would promptly open a brisk rifle had Ojetti and his assistant set footwithin the room when ping came an Austrianbullet through the window, shattering thecrystal chandelier over their heads. Thenwas presented the extraordinary spectacle ofthe greatest art critic in Italy crawling onhands and knees over a ballroom floor, takingcare to keep as close to that floor as possible,and pausing now and then to make a carefulscrutiny of the canvases that hung on thewalls above him. Thats probably an Al-lori, he would call to his assistant. Re-member
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