Уловка 22

The Soldier in White

           "You’recrazy,"shecried,glancingaboutimploringly."You’rebothcrazy."NurseDuckettshowedupthenandchasedthemallbacktotheirownbedswhileNurseCramerchangedthestopperedjarsforthesoldierinwhite.Changingthejarsforthesoldierinwhitewasnotroubleatall,sincethesameclearfluidwasdrippedbackinsidehimoverandoveragainwithnoapparentloss.Whenthejarfeedingtheinsideofhiselbowwasjustaboutempty,thejaronthefloorwasjustaboutfull,andthetwoweresimplyuncoupledfromtheirrespectivehosesandreversedquicklysothattheliquidcouldbedrippedrightbackintohim.Changingthejarswasnotroubletoanyonebutthemenwhowatchedthemchangedeveryhourorsoandwerebaffledbytheprocedure.

           "Whycan’ttheyhookthetwojarsuptoeachotherandeliminatethemiddleman?"theartillerycaptainwithwhomYossarianhadstoppedplayingchessinquired."Whatthehelldotheyneedhimfor?"

           "Iwonderwhathedidtodeserveit,"thewarrantofficerwithmalariaandamosquitobiteonhisasslamentedafterNurseCramerhadreadherthermometeranddiscoveredthatthesoldierinwhitewasdead.

           "Hewenttowar,"thefighterpilotwiththegoldenmustachesurmised.

           "Weallwenttowar,"Dunbarcountered.

           "That’swhatImean,"thewarrantofficerwithmalariacontinued."Whyhim?Therejustdoesn’tseemtobeanylogictothissystemofrewardsandpunishment.Lookwhathappenedtome.

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