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Mannlicher-Carcano rifle. At the outset of ''A Farewell to Arms'' (1929), Hemingway describes how | Mannlicher-Carcano rifle. At the outset of ''A Farewell to Arms'' (1929), Hemingway describes how | ||
{{center|the troops were muddy and wet in their capes; their rifles were | {{center|the troops were muddy and wet in their capes; their rifles were}} | ||
wet and under their capes the two leather cartridge-boxes on the | {{center|wet and under their capes the two leather cartridge-boxes on the}} | ||
front of the belts, gray leather boxes heavy with the packs of clips | {{center|front of the belts, gray leather boxes heavy with the packs of clips}} | ||
of thin, long 6.5 mm. cartridges, bulged forward under the capes | {{center|of thin, long 6.5 mm. cartridges, bulged forward under the capes}} | ||
so that the men, passing on the road, marched as though they | {{center|so that the men, passing on the road, marched as though they}} | ||
were six months gone with child. (4)}} | {{center|were six months gone with child. (4)}} | ||
This crucial passage foreshadows the thematic connection of rain, pregnancy, war and death in the novel, notably that of Catherine Barkley, which | This crucial passage foreshadows the thematic connection of rain, pregnancy, war and death in the novel, notably that of Catherine Barkley, which | ||