Nately's obsession with a prostitute leads them to an Italian brothel, where he is tormented by an old man's disparaging comments about America. Though Nately tries to rebut, he succeeds only in spouting clichys. Nately is shocked to learn that this is the same, old man who injured Major de Coverley, by poking the esteemed officer in the eye with an American Beauty rose.
Nately's patriotic naivety is no match for the.....
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