Уловка 22

Chief White Halfoat

           Hehadhisarmaroundherwaistasthoughhecouldn’twaittogetherhomeandputittoheragain.Afewdayslaterhecamebackallbyhimselfandtoldmynursehehadtoseemerightaway.Assoonaswewerealone,hepunchedmeinthenose."

           "Hedidwhat?"

           "Hecalledmeawiseguyandpunchedmeinthenose.‘Whatareyou,awiseguy?’hesaid,andknockedmeflatonmyass.Pow!Justlikethat.I’mnotkidding."

           "Iknowyou’renotkidding,"Yossariansaid."Butwhydidhedoit?"

           "HowshouldIknowwhyhedidit?"DocDaneekaretortedwithannoyance.

           "MaybeithadsomethingtodowithSaintAnthony?"

           DocDaneekalookedatYossarianblankly."SaintAnthony?"heaskedwithastonishment."Who’sSaintAnthony?"

           "HowshouldIknow?"answeredChiefWhiteHalfoat,staggeringinsidethetentjustthenwithabottleofwhiskeycradledinhisarmandsittinghimselfdownpugnaciouslybetweenthetwoofthem.

           DocDaneekarosewithoutawordandmovedhischairoutsidethetent,hisbackbowedbythecompactkitofinjusticesthatwashisperpetualburden.Hecouldnotbearthecompanyofhisroommate.

           ChiefWhiteHalfoatthoughthewascrazy."Idon’tknowwhat’sthematterwiththatguy,"heobservedreproachfully."He’sgotnobrains,that’swhat’sthematterwithhim.Ifhehadanybrainshe’dgrabashovelandstartdigging.Righthereinthetent,he’dstartdigging,rightundermycot.He’dstrikeoilinnotime.

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