Jude's Tearjerker Ending To Hemingway's Farewell To Arms

Judes Tearjerker ending to Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms 1918 The Italian Campaign The last days of word war 1 He had made the journey across the Swiss mountains. The war was far behind him now just Catherine lay ahead. As he reached the hospital ward the old nurse shook her head. What of the baby?he asked, her sad eyes looked down at the floor. Catherine lay pale and weak on the hospital bed. Somehow she managed a smile at his arrival. "Oh darling, I am going to die. Don’t let me die. Hold me in your arms! Hold me tight. Don’t let me go. When you hold me we cannot be parted If you stay with me I shall not be afraid." As she left him the church bells tolled. Declaring the Armistice The war had ended for some. He carried her in his arms to the window. The crowds below Cheering the wars end had released white doves into the air. They fluttered by the hospital window. As if to carry her soul to heaven, He kissed her still lips And whispered peace, peace at last my darling