Уловка 22

The Cellar

           Whenhereachedtheentrance,hespied,withafeelingofgoodfortune,ColonelKorntrottingupthewidestepsalone.Bracinghimselfwithadeepbreath,thechaplainmovedcourageouslyforwardtointercepthim.

           "Colonel,I’mnotgoingtostandforitanymore,"hedeclaredwithvehementdetermination,andwatchedindismayasColonelKornwenttrottingbyupthestepswithoutevennoticinghim."ColonelKorn!"Thetubby,loosefigureofhissuperiorofficerstopped,turnedandcametrottingbackdownslowly."Whatisit,Chaplain?"

           "ColonelKorn,Iwanttotalktoyouaboutthecrashthismorning.Itwasaterriblethingtohappen,terrible!"ColonelKornwassilentamoment,regardingthechaplainwithaglintofcynicalamusement."Yes,Chaplain,itcertainlywasterrible,"hesaidfinally."Idon’tknowhowwe’regoingtowritethisoneupwithoutmakingourselveslookbad."

           "Thatisn’twhatImeant,"thechaplainscoldedfirmlywithoutanyfearatall."Someofthosetwelvemenhadalreadyfinishedtheirseventymissions."ColonelKornlaughed."Woulditbeanylessterribleiftheyhadallbeennewmen?"heinquiredcaustically.

           Onceagainthechaplainwasstumped.Immorallogicseemedtobeconfoundinghimateveryturn.Hewaslesssureofhimselfthanbeforewhenhecontinued,andhisvoicewavered."Sir,itjustisn’trighttomakethemeninthisgroupflyeightymissionswhenthemeninothergroupsarebeingsenthomewithfiftyandfifty-five.

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