Уловка 22

Havermyer

           "Why?"hefoundhimselfforcedtoaskfinally.

           Orrtitteredtriumphantly."Becausethey’rebetterthanhorsechestnuts,"heanswered.

           Orrwaskneelingonthefloorofthetent.Heworkedwithoutpause,takingthefaucetapart,spreadingallthetinypiecesoutcarefully,countingandthenstudyingeachoneinterminablyasthoughhehadneverseenanythingremotelysimilarbefore,andthenreassemblingthewholesmallapparatus,overandoverandoverandoveragain,withnolossofpatienceorinterest,nosignoffatigue,noindicationofeverconcluding.Yossarianwatchedhimtinkeringandfeltcertainhewouldbecompelledtomurderhimincoldbloodifhedidnotstop.Hiseyesmovedtowardthehuntingknifethathadbeenslungoverthemosquito-netbarbythedeadmanthedayhearrived.Theknifehungbesidethedeadman’semptyleathergunholster,fromwhichHavermeyerhadstolenthegun.

           "WhenIcouldn’tgetcrabapples,"Orrcontinued,"Iusedhorsechestnuts.Horsechestnutsareaboutthesamesizeascrabapplesandactuallyhaveabettershape,althoughtheshapedoesn’tmatterabit."

           "Whydidyouwalkaroundwithcrabapplesinyourcheeks?"Yossarianaskedagain."That’swhatIasked."

           "Becausethey’vegotabettershapethanhorsechestnuts,"Orranswered."Ijusttoldyouthat.

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