Уловка 22

Milo the Mayor

           "Idon’tunderstandwhyyoubuyeggsforsevencentsapieceinMaltaandsellthemforfivecents."

           "Idoittomakeaprofit."

           "Buthowcanyoumakeaprofit?Youlosetwocentsanegg."

           "ButImakeaprofitofthreeandaquartercentsaneggbysellingthemforfourandaquartercentsaneggtothepeopleinMaltaIbuythemfromforsevencentsanegg.Ofcourse,Idon’tmaketheprofit.Thesyndicatemakestheprofit.Andeverybodyhasashare."Yossarianfelthewasbeginningtounderstand."Andthepeopleyouselltheeggstoatfourandaquartercentsapiecemakeaprofitoftwoandthreequartercentsapiecewhentheysellthembacktoyouatsevencentsapiece.Isthatright?Whydon’tyouselltheeggsdirectlytoyouandeliminatethepeopleyoubuythemfrom?"

           "BecauseI’mthepeopleIbuythemfrom,"Miloexplained."ImakeaprofitofthreeandaquartercentsapiecewhenIsellthemtomeandaprofitoftwoandthreequartercentsapiecewhenIbuythembackfromme.That’satotalprofitofsixcentsanegg.IloseonlytwocentsaneggwhenIsellthemtothemesshallsatfivecentsapiece,andthat’showIcanmakeaprofitbuyingeggsforsevencentsapieceandsellingthemforfivecentsapiece.IpayonlyonecentapieceatthehenwhenIbuytheminSicily."

           "InMalta,"Yossariancorrected."YoubuyyoureggsinMalta,notSicily.’

           Milochortledproudly.

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