Bruno was surprised when he received his morning paper along with his cup of coffee from his young maid, who personally ensured that he had these things every morning.
The announcement that the Ottoman lines had been thoroughly broken through as a result of a daring night raid, conducted under the orders of an Italian officer he was unfamiliar with, was indeed not the greatest news to receive in the morning.
To anyone else, this would be innocuous at worst and exciting at best, as it meant the war would be coming to a close sooner than expected. With that in mind, there would be less suffering in the world—if one were so inclined to care about the lives of strangers.
A rarity among the human species, to be sure, and frankly speaking, Bruno doubted such people actually existed. But to him, this news was more than troublesome.
