Уловка 22

Chief White Halfoat

           YossarianwasmovedverydeeplybytheabsolutesimplicityofthisclauseofCatch-22andletoutarespectfulwhistle.

           "That’ssomecatch,thatCatch-22,"heobserved.

           "It’sthebestthereis,"DocDaneekaagreed.

           Yossariansawitclearlyinallitsspinningreasonableness.Therewasanellipticalprecisionaboutitsperfectpairsofpartsthatwasgracefulandshocking,likegoodmodernart,andattimesYossarianwasn’tquitesurethathesawitall,justthewayhewasneverquitesureaboutgoodmodernartoraboutthefliesOrrsawinAppleby’seyes.HehadOrr’swordtotakeforthefliesinAppleby’seyes.

           "Oh,they’rethere,allright,"OrrhadassuredhimaboutthefliesinAppleby’seyesafterYossarian’sfistfightwithApplebyintheofficers’club,"althoughheprobablydoesn’tevenknowit.That’swhyhecan’tseethingsastheyreallyare."

           "Howcomehedoesn’tknowit?"inquiredYossarian.

           "Becausehe’sgotfliesinhiseyes,"Orrexplainedwithexaggeratedpatience."Howcanheseehe’sgotfliesinhiseyesifhe’sgotfliesinhiseyes?"

           Itmadeasmuchsenseasanythingelse,andYossarianwaswillingtogiveOrrthebenefitofthedoubtbecauseOrrwasfromthewildernessoutsideNewYorkCityandknewsomuchmoreaboutwildlifethanYossariandid,andbecauseOrr,unlikeYossarian’smother,father,sister,brother,aunt,uncle,in-law,teacher,spiritualleader,legislator,neighborandnewspaper,hadneverliedtohimaboutanythingcrucialbefore.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 63 из 719