Уловка 22

Wintergreen

           Hewonderedifheweresufferingfrommalaria,or,worse,fromanoverdoseofAtabrinetablets.ApplebyhadbeentakingfourtimesasmanyAtabrinetabletsastheamountprescribedbecausehewantedtobefourtimesasgoodapilotaseveryoneelse.HiseyeswerestillshutwhenSergeantTowsertappedhimlightlyontheshoulderandtoldhimhecouldgoinnowifhewantedto,sinceMajorMajorhadjustgoneout.Appleby’sconfidencereturned.

           "Thankyou,Sergeant.Willhebebacksoon?"

           "He’llbebackrightafterlunch.Thenyou’llhavetogorightoutandwaitforhiminfronttillheleavesfordinner.MajorMajorneverseesanyoneinhisofficewhilehe’sinhisoffice."

           "Sergeant,whatdidyoujustsay?"

           "IsaidthatMajorMajorneverseesanyoneinhisofficewhilehe’sinhisoffice."

           ApplebystaredatSergeantTowserintentlyandattemptedafirmtone."Sergeant,areyoutryingtomakeafooloutofmejustbecauseI’mnewinthesquadronandyou’vebeenoverseasalongtime?"

           "Oh,no,sir,"answeredthesergeantdeferentially."Thosearemyorders.YoucanaskMajorMajorwhenyouseehim."

           "That’sjustwhatIintendtodo,Sergeant.WhencanIseehim?"

           "Never."

           Crimsonwithhumiliation,ApplebywrotedownhisreportaboutYossarianandtheAtabrinetabletsonapadthesergeantofferedhimandleftquickly,wonderingifperhapsYossarianwerenottheonlymanprivilegedtowearanofficer’suniformwhowascrazy.

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