Уловка 22

The Cellar

           

           "Hello,Colonel.Colonel,heclaimsyougavehimthatplumtomato.Didyou?"

           "WhyshouldIgivehimaplumtomato?"answeredColonelCathcart.

           "Thankyou,Colonel.Thatwillbeall."

           "It’sapleasure,Colonel,"ColonelCathcartreplied,andhesteppedbackoutofthebasement,closingthedoorafterhim.

           "Well,Chaplain?Whathaveyougottosaynow?"

           "Hedidgiveittome!"thechaplainhissedinawhisperthatwasbothfierceandfearful."Hedidgiveittome!"

           "You’renotcallingasuperiorofficeraliarareyou,Chaplain?"

           "Whyshouldasuperiorofficergiveyouaplumtomato,Chaplain?"

           "IsthatwhyyoutriedtogiveittoSergeantWhitcomb,Chaplain?Becauseitwasahottomato?"

           "No,no,no,"thechaplainprotested,wonderingmiserablywhytheywerenotabletounderstand."IofferedittoSergeantWhitcombbecauseIdidn’twantit."

           "Why’dyoustealitfromColonelCathcartifyoudidn’twantit?"

           "Ididn’tstealitfromColonelCathcard"

           "Thenwhyareyousoguilty,ifyoudidn’tstealit?"

           "I’mnotguilty!"

           "Thenwhywouldwebequestioningyouifyouweren’tguilty?"

           "Oh,Idon’tknow,"thechaplaingroaned,kneadinghisfingersinhislapandshakinghisbowedandanguishedhead."Idon’tknow.

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