Уловка 22

Major Major Major Major

           Theysmackedthegravelfromtheirclothingandwalkedinconstrainedsilencetotheentranceoftheorderlyroom.

           "GivemeaminuteortwotoputsomeMercurochromeonthesecuts.ThenhaveSergeantTowsersendyouin."

           "Yes,sir."

           MajorMajorstrodewithdignitytotherearoftheorderlyroomwithoutglancingatanyoftheclerksandtypistsworkingatthedesksandfilingcabinets.Helettheflapleadingtohisofficefallclosedbehindhim.Assoonashewasaloneinhisoffice,heracedacrosstheroomtothewindowandjumpedoutsidetodashaway.HefoundYossarianblockinghispath.Yossarianwaswaitingatattentionandsalutedagain.

           "CaptainYossarianrequestspermissiontospeaktothemajoratonceaboutamatteroflifeordeath,"herepeateddeterminedly.

           "Permissiondenied,"MajorMajorsnapped.

           "Thatwon’tdoit."

           MajorMajorgavein."Allright,"heconcededwearily."I’lltalktoyou.Pleasejumpinsidemyoffice."

           "Afteryou."

           Theyjumpedinsidetheoffice.MajorMajorsatdown,andYossarianmovedaroundinfrontofhisdeskandtoldhimthathedidnotwanttoflyanymorecombatmissions.Whatcouldhedo?MajorMajoraskedhimself.AllhecoulddowaswhathehadbeeninstructedtodobyColonelKornandhopeforthebest.

           "Whynot?"heasked.

           "I’mafraid."

           "That’snothingtobeashamedof,"MajorMajorcounseledhimkindly."We’reallafraid."

           "I’mnotashamed,"Yossariansaid."I’mjustafraid."

           "Youwouldn’tbenormalifyouwereneverafraid.

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