Уловка 22

Peckem

           Doyouhear?"

           "Yes,sir,"murmuredColonelScheisskopfColonelScheisskopfwiltedpathetically,andGeneralPeckemblessedthefatesthathadsenthimaweaklingforasubordinate.Amanofspunkwouldhavebeenunthinkable.Havingwon,GeneralPeckemrelented.Hedidnotenjoyhumiliatinghismen."IfyourwifewereaWac,Icouldprobablyhavehertransferredhere.Butthat’sthemostIcando."

           "Shehasafriendwho’saWac,"ColonelScheisskopfofferedhopefully.

           "I’mafraidthatisn’tgoodenough.HaveMrs.ScheisskopfjointheWacsifshewantsto,andI’llbringheroverhere.Butinthemeantime,mydearColonel,let’sgetbacktoourlittlewar,ifwemay.Here,briefly,isthemilitarysituationthatconfrontsus."GeneralPeckemroseandmovedtowardarotaryrackofenormouscoloredmaps.

           ColonelScheisskopfblanched."We’renotgoingintocombat,arewe?"heblurtedoutinhorror.

           "Oh,no,ofcoursenot,"GeneralPeckemassuredhimindulgently,withacompanionablelaugh."Pleasegivemesomecredit,won’tyou?That’swhywe’restilldownhereinRome.Certainly,I’dliketobeupinFlorence,too,whereIcouldkeepinclosertouchwithex-P.F.C.Wintergreen.ButFlorenceisstillabittooneartheactualfightingtosuitme."GeneralPeckemliftedawoodenpointerandswepttherubbertipcheerfullyacrossItalyfromonecoasttotheother."These,Scheisskopf,aretheGermans.

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