Уловка 22

The Chaplain

           "ChiefWhiteHalfoatkeptpromisingeveryonethathewasgoingtodieofpneumonia,andIguessI’llhavetobepatientuntiltheweatherturnsalittlecolderanddamper."Hescrutinizedthechaplainperplexedly."Don’tyouknowallthis?Don’tyouhearallthefellowstalkingaboutme?"

           "Idon’tthinkI’veeverheardanyonementionyou."

           "Well,Icertainlycan’tunderstandthat."Thecaptainwaspiqued,butmanagedtocarryonwithapretenseofoptimism."Well,hereitisalmostSeptemberalready,soIguessitwon’tbetoolongnow.Thenexttimeanyoftheboysaskaboutme,why,justtellthemI’llbebackgrindingoutthoseoldpublicityreleasesagainassoonasChiefWhiteHalfoatdiesofpneumonia.Willyoutellthemthat?SayI’llbebackinthesquadronassoonaswintercomesandChiefHalfoatdiesofpneumonia.Okay?"Thechaplainmemorizedthepropheticwordssolemnly,entrancedfurtherbytheiresotericimport."Doyouliveonberries,herbsandroots?"heasked.

           "No,ofcoursenot,"thecaptainrepliedwithsurprise."Isneakintothemesshallthroughthebackandeatinthekitchen.Milogivesmesandwichesandmilk."

           "Whatdoyoudowhenitrains?"Thecaptainansweredfrankly."Igetwet."

           "Wheredoyousleep?"Swiftlythecaptainduckeddownintoacrouchandbeganbackingaway."Youtoo?"hecriedfrantically.

           "Oh,no,"criedthechaplain."Isweartoyou.

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