Уловка 22

Milo the Mayor

           Don’tyouunderstand?It’sexactlywhathappenswiththoseplumtomatoesIselltoColonelCathcart."

           "Buy,"Yossariancorrectedhim."Youdon’tsellplumtomatoestoColonelCathcartandColonelKorn.Youbuyplumtomatoesfromthem."

           "No,sell,"MilocorrectedYossarian."IdistributemyplumtomatoesinmarketsalloverPianosaunderanassumednamesothatColonelCathcartandColonelKorncanbuythemupfrommeundertheirassumednamesatfourcentsapieceandsellthembacktomethenextdayforthesyndicateatfivecentsapiece.Theymakeaprofitofonecentapiece.Imakeaprofitofthreeandahalfcentsapiece,andeverybodycomesoutahead."

           "Everybodybutthesyndicate,"saidYossarianwithasnort."Thesyndicateispayingfivecentsapieceforplumtomatoesthatcostyouonlyhalfacentapiece.Howdoesthesyndicatebenefit?"

           "ThesyndicatebenefitswhenIbenefit,"Miloexplained,"becauseeverybodyhasashare.AndthesyndicategetsColonelCathcart’sandColonelKorn’ssupportsothatthey’llletmegooutontripslikethisone.You’llseehowmuchprofitthatcanmeaninaboutfifteenminuteswhenwelandinPalermo."

           "Malta,"Yossariancorrectedhim."We’reflyingtoMaltanow,notPalermo."

           "No,we’reflyingtoPalermo,"Miloanswered."There’sanendiveexporterinPalermoIhavetoseeforaminuteaboutashipmentofmushroomstoBernthatweredamagedbymold.

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