Уловка 22

Milo

           "Anditwillgetevenworseifthemesshallsdon’tagreetobuymycotton.Yossarian,what’sthematterwiththem?Don’ttheyrealizeit’stheirsyndicate?Don’ttheyknowthey’veallgotashare?"

           "Didthedeadmaninmytenthaveashare?"Yossariandemandedcaustically.

           "Ofcoursehedid,"Miloassuredhimlavishly."Everybodyinthesquadronhasashare."

           "Hewaskilledbeforeheevengotintothesquadron."Milomadeadeftgrimaceoftribulationandturnedaway."Iwishyou’dstoppickingonmeaboutthatdeadmaninyourtent,"hepleadedpeevishly."ItoldyouIdidn’thaveanythingtodowithkillinghim.IsitmyfaultthatIsawthisgreatopportunitytocornerthemarketonEgyptiancottonandgotusintoallthistrouble?WasIsupposedtoknowtherewasgoingtobeaglut?Ididn’tevenknowwhataglutwasinthosedays.Anopportunitytocorneramarketdoesn’tcomealongveryoften,andIwasprettyshrewdtograbthechancewhenIhadit."Milogulpedbackamoanashesawsixuniformedpallbearerslifttheplainpinecoffinfromtheambulanceandsetitgentlydownonthegroundbesidetheyawninggashofthefreshlyduggrave."AndnowIcan’tgetridofasinglepenny’sworth,"hemourned.

           Yossarianwasunmovedbythefustiancharadeoftheburialceremony,andbyMilo’scrushingbereavement.Thechaplain’svoicefloateduptohimthroughthedistancetenuouslyinanunintelligible,almostinaudiblemonotone,likeagaseousmurmur.

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