Уловка 22

Major — De Coverley

           "Forgoingaroundtwice?"

           "YougaveonetoHungryJoewhenhecrackedupthatairplanebymistake."

           ColonelCathcartsnickeredruefully."You’llbeluckyifwedon’tgiveyouacourt-martial."

           "ButIgotthebridgethesecondtimearound,"Yossarianprotested."Ithoughtyouwantedthebridgedestroyed."

           "Oh,Idon’tknowwhatIwanted,"ColonelCathcartcriedoutinexasperation."Look,ofcourseIwantedthebridgedestroyed.ThatbridgehasbeenasourceoftroubletomeeversinceIdecidedtosendyoumenouttogetit.Butwhycouldn’tyoudoitthefirsttime?"

           "Ididn’thaveenoughtime.Mynavigatorwasn’tsurewehadtherightcity."

           "Therightcity?"ColonelCathcartwasbaffled."AreyoutryingtoblameitallonAarfynow?"

           "No,sir.Itwasmymistakeforlettinghimdistractme.AllI’mtryingtosayisthatI’mnotinfallible."

           "Nobodyisinfallible,"ColonelCathcartsaidsharply,andthencontinuedvaguely,withanafterthought:"Nobodyisindispensable,either."

           Therewasnorebuttal.ColonelKornstretchedsluggishly."We’vegottoreachadecision,"heobservedcasuallytoColonelCathcart.

           "We’vegottoreachadecision,"ColonelCathcartsaidtoYossarian."Andit’sallyourfault.Whydidyouhavetogoaroundtwice?Whycouldn’tyoudropyourbombsthefirsttimelikealltheothers?"

           "Iwouldhavemissedthefirsttime."

           "Itseemstomethatwe’regoingaroundtwice,"ColonelKorninterruptedwithachuckle

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