Major — De Coverley

           MovingthebomblinedidnotfooltheGermans,butitdidfoolMajordeCoverley,whopackedhismusettebag,commandeeredanairplaneand,undertheimpressionthatFlorencetoohadbeencapturedbytheallies,hadhimselfflowntothatcitytorenttwoapartmentsfortheofficersandtheenlistedmeninthesquadrontouseonrestleaves.HehadstillnotreturnedbythetimeYossarianjumpedbackoutsideMajorMajor’sofficeandwonderedwhomtoappealtonextforhelp.

           MajordeCoverleywasasplendid,awe-inspiring,graveoldmanwithamassiveleonineheadandanangryshockofwildwhitehairthatragedlikeablizzardaroundhisstern,patriarchalface.Hisdutiesassquadronexecutiveofficerdidconsistentirely,asbothDocDaneekaandMajorMajorhadconjectured,ofpitchinghorseshoes,kidnappingItalianlaborers,andrentingapartmentsfortheenlistedmenandofficerstouseonrestleaves,andheexcelledatallthree.

           EachtimethefallofacitylikeNaples,RomeorFlorenceseemedimminent,MajordeCoverleywouldpackhismusettebag,commandeeranairplaneandapilot,andhavehimselfflownaway,accomplishingallthiswithoututteringaword,bythesheerforceofhissolemn,domineeringvisageandtheperemptorygesturesofhiswrinkledfinger.Adayortwoafterthecityfell,hewouldbebackwithleasesontwolargeandluxuriousapartmentsthere,onefortheofficersandonefortheenlistedmen,bothalreadystaffedwithcompetent,jollycooksandmaids.

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