Уловка 22

Havermyer

           OnlywhenalltheSturmundDranghadbeenleftfarbehindwouldhetiphisflakhelmetbackwearilyonhissweatingheadandstopbarkingdirectionstoMcWattatthecontrols,whohadnothingbettertowonderaboutatatimelikethatthanwherethebombshadfallen.

           "Bombbayclear,"SergeantKnightinthebackwouldannounce.

           "Didwehitthebridge?"McWattwouldask.

           "Icouldn’tsee,sir,IkeptgettingbouncedaroundbackhereprettyhardandIcouldn’tsee.Everything’scoveredwithsmokenowandIcan’tsee."

           "Hey,Aarfy,didthebombshitthetarget?"

           "Whattarget?"CaptainAardvaark,Yossarian’splump,pipe-smokingnavigatorwouldsayfromtheconfusionofmapshehadcreatedatYossarian’ssideinthenoseoftheship."Idon’tthinkwe’reatthetargetyet.Arewe?"

           "Yossarian,didthebombshitthetarget?"

           "Whatbombs?"answeredYossarian,whoseonlyconcernhadbeentheflak.

           "Oh,well,"McWattwouldsing,"whatthehell."

           Yossariandidnotgiveadamnwhetherhehitthetargetornot,justaslongasHavermeyeroroneoftheotherleadbombardiersdidandtheyneverhadtogoback.EverynowandthensomeonegrewangryenoughatHavermeyertothrowapunchathim.

           "IsaidyoumenleaveCaptainHavermeyeralone,"ColonelCathcartwarnedthemallangrily."Isaidhe’sthebestdamnedbombardierwe’vegot,didn’tI?"

           Havermeyergrinnedatthecolonel’sinterventionandshovedanotherpieceofpeanutbrittleinsidehisface.

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