Уловка 22

Milo the Mayor

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           "Really?"saidMilo."Howmuchareartichokessellingforthisyear?"

           "Itlookslikeaverygoodyearforartichokes.Thecropswereverybad."

           "Isthatafact?"musedMilo,andwasgone,slidingfromhischairsoswiftlythathisstripedbarber’sapronretainedhisshapeforasecondortwoafterhehadgonebeforeitcollapsed.MilohadvanishedfromsightbythetimeYossarianandOrrrushedafterhimtothedoorway.

           "Next?"barkedMilo’sdeputymayorofficiously."Who’snext?"YossarianandOrrwalkedfromthebarbershopindejection.DesertedbyMilo,theytrudgedhomelesslythroughtherevelingmassesinfutilesearchofaplacetosleep.Yossarianwasexhausted.Hisheadthrobbedwithadull,debilitatingpain,andhewasirritablewithOrr,whohadfoundtwocrabapplessomewhereandwalkedwiththeminhischeeksuntilYossarianspiedthemthereandmadehimtakethemout.ThenOrrfoundtwohorsechestnutssomewhereandslippedthoseinuntilYossariandetectedthemandsnappedathimagaintotakethecrabapplesoutofhismouth.Orrgrinnedandrepliedthattheywerenotcrabapplesbuthorsechestnutsandthattheywerenotinhismouthbutinhishands,butYossarianwasnotabletounderstandasinglewordhesaidbecauseofthehorsechestnutsinhismouthandmadehimtakethemoutanyway.AslylighttwinkledinOrr’seyes.Herubbedhisforeheadharshlywithhisknuckles,likeamaninanalcoholicstupor,andsnickeredlewdly.

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