Уловка 22

Peckem

           Afterall,whatcombatcommandercouldpossiblyquarrelwithusfornotifyinghismenthattherewon’tbeaparadethatcomingSunday?We’dbemerelystatingawidelyknownfact.Buttheimplicationisbeautiful.Yes,positivelybeautiful.We’reimplyingthatwecouldscheduleaparadeifwechoseto.I’mgoingtolikeyou,Scheisskopf.StopinandintroduceyourselftoColonelCargillandtellhimwhatyou’reupto.Iknowyoutwowilllikeeachother."ColonelCargillcamestormingintoGeneralPeckem’sofficeaminutelaterinafuroroftimidresentment."I’vebeenherelongerthanScheisskopf,"hecomplained."Whycan’tIbetheonetocallofftheparades?"

           "BecauseScheisskopfhasexperiencewithparades,andyouhaven’t.YoucancalloffU.S.O.showsifyouwantto.Infactwhydon’tyou?Justthinkofalltheplacesthatwon’tbegettingaU.S.O.showonanygivenday.Thinkofalltheplaceseachbig-nameentertainerwon’tbevisiting.Yes,Cargill,Ithinkyou’vehitonsomething.Ithinkyou’vejustthrownopenawholenewareaofoperationforus.TellColonelScheisskopfIwanthimtoworkalongunderyoursupervisiononthis.Andsendhimintoseemewhenyou’rethroughgivinghiminstructions."

           "ColonelCargillsaysyoutoldhimyouwantmetoworkalongunderhissupervisionontheU.S.O.project,"ColonelScheisskopfcomplained.

           "Itoldhimnosuchthing,"answeredGeneralPeckem."Confidentially,Scheisskopf,I’mnottoohappywithColonelCargill.

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