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Nately’s Old Man

           Isn’tthatcorrect,mydear?

           Nately’sfatherbrimmedcontinuallywithsageandsophisticatedcounselofthatkind.Hewasasebullientandruddyasmulledclaret,andNatelylikedhimagreatdeal,althoughhedidnotlikemulledclaret.Whenwarbrokeout,Nately’sfamilydecidedthathewouldenlistinthearmedforces,sincehewastooyoungtobeplacedinthediplomaticservice,andsincehisfatherhaditonexcellentauthoritythatRussiawasgoingtocollapseinamatterofweeksormonthsandthatHitler,Churchill,Roosevelt,Mussolini,Gandhi,Franco,PeronandtheEmperorofJapanwouldthenallsignapeacetreatyandlivetogetherhappilyeverafter.ItwasNately’sfather’sideathathejointheAirCorps,wherehecouldtrainsafelyasapilotwhiletheRussianscapitulatedandthedetailsofthearmisticewereworkedout,andwhere,asanofficer,hewouldassociateonlywithgentlemen.

           Instead,hefoundhimselfwithYossarian,DunbarandHungryJoeinawhorehouseinRome,poignantlyinlovewithanindifferentgirltherewithwhomhefinallydidliedownthemorningafterthenighthesleptaloneinthesittingroom,onlytobeinterruptedalmostimmediatelybyherincorrigiblekidsister,whocameburstinginwithoutwarningandhurledherselfontothebedjealouslysothatNatelycouldembraceher,too.Nately’swhoresprangupsnarlingtowhackherangrilyandjerkedhertoherfeetbyherhair.

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