Уловка 22

Milo the Militant

           AndI’llbetyourtotaldoesn’tincludethetimeyoubombedus."

           "Yes,sir.Itdoes."

           "Itdoes?"inquiredColonelCathcartwithmildwonder."Youdidn’tactuallyflyalongonthatmission,didyou?IfIremembercorrectly,youwereinthecontroltowerwithme,weren’tyou?"

           "Butitwasmymission,"Milocontended."Iorganizedit,andweusedmyplanesandsupplies.Iplannedandsupervisedthewholething."

           "Oh,certainly,Milo,certainly.I’mnotdisputingyou.I’monlycheckingthefigurestomakesureyou’reclaimingallyou’reentitledto.DidyoualsoincludethetimewecontractedwithyoutobombthebridgeatOrvieto?"

           "Oh,no,sir.Ididn’tthinkIshould,sinceIwasinOrvietoatthetimedirectingtheantiaircraftfire."

           "Idon’tseewhatdifferencethatmakes,Milo.Itwasstillyourmission.Andadamnedgoodone,too,Imustsay.Wedidn’tgetthebridge,butwedidhaveabeautifulbombpattern.IrememberGeneralPeckemcommentingonit.No,Milo,IinsistyoucountOrvietoasamission,too."

           "Ifyouinsist,sir."

           "Idoinsist,Milo.Now,let’sseeyounowhaveagrandtotalofsixmissions,whichisdamnedgood,Milo,damnedgood,really.Sixmissionsisanincreaseoftwentypercentinjustacoupleofminutes,whichisnotbadatall,Milo,notbadatall."

           "Manyoftheothermenhaveseventymissions,"Milopointedout.

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