Уловка 22

Major — De Coverley

           DespitethemultipleperilstowhichMajordeCoverleyexposedhimselfeachtimeherentedapartments,hisonlyinjuryhadoccurred,ironicallyenough,whilehewasleadingthetriumphalprocessionintotheopencityofRome,wherehewaswoundedintheeyebyaflowerfiredathimfromcloserangebyaseedy,cackling,intoxicatedoldman,who,likeSatanhimself,hadthenboundeduponMajordeCoverley’scarwithmaliciousglee,seizedhimroughlyandcontemptuouslybyhisvenerablewhiteheadandkissedhimmockinglyoneachcheekwithamouthreekingwithsourfumesofwine,cheeseandgarlic,beforedroppingbackintothejoyouscelebratingthrongswithahollow,dry,excoriatinglaugh.MajordeCoverley,aSpartaninadversity,didnotflinchoncethroughoutthewholehideousordeal.AndnotuntilhehadreturnedtoPianosa,hisbusinessinRomecompleted,didheseekmedicalattentionforhiswound.

           HeresolvedtoremainbinocularandspecifiedtoDocDaneekathathiseyepatchbetransparentsothathecouldcontinuepitchinghorseshoes,kidnappingItalianlaborersandrentingapartmentswithunimpairedvision.Tothemeninthesquadron,MajordeCoverleywasacolossus,althoughtheyneverdaredtellhimso.TheonlyonewhoeverdiddareaddresshimwasMiloMinderbinder,whoapproachedthehorseshoe-pitchingpitwithahard-boiledegghissecondweekinthesquadronandhelditaloftforMajordeCoverleytosee.

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