Уловка 22

Milo the Mayor

           HegaveYossarianandOrrgenerouspermissiontospendthenightonthethickcarpetinhisoffice,butshortlyafterheleftasentryinbattledressappearedanddrovethemfromthebuildingatthetipofhisbayonet,andtheyrodeoutexhaustedlytotheairportwithasurlycabdriver,whooverchargedthem,andwenttosleepinsidetheplaneagain,whichwasfillednowwithleakinggunnysacksofcocoaandfreshlygroundcoffeeandreekingwithanodorsorichthattheywerebothoutsideretchingviolentlyagainstthelandinggearwhenMilowaschauffeuredupthefirstthingthenextmorning,lookingfitasafiddle,andtookrightoffforOran,wheretherewasagainnoroomatthehotelforYossarianandOrr,andwhereMilowasVice-Shah.Milohadathisdisposalsumptuousquartersinsideasalmon-pinkpalace,butYossarianandOrrwerenotallowedtoaccompanyhiminsidebecausetheywereChristianinfidels.TheywerestoppedatthegatesbygargantuanBerberguardswithscimitarsandchasedaway.Orrwassnufflingandsneezingwithacripplingheadcold.Yossarian’sbroadbackwasbentandaching.HewasreadytobreakMilo’sneck,butMilowasVice-ShahofOranandhispersonwassacred.MilowasnotonlytheVice-ShahofOran,asitturnedout,butalsotheCaliphofBaghdad,theImamofDamascus,andtheSheikofAraby.

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