Уловка 22

CATCH-22

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           "Iknowyou’renotgoingtolikeit."ColonelKornlaughed,lockinghishandscontentedlyontopofhisheadagain."You’regoingtoloatheit.Itreallyisodiousandcertainlywilloffendyourconscience.Butyou’llagreetoitquicklyenough.You’llagreetoitbecauseitwillsendyouhomesafeandsoundintwoweeks,andbecauseyouhavenochoice.It’sthatoracourt-martial.Takeitorleaveit."Yossariansnorted."Stopbluffing,Colonel.Youcan’tcourt-martialmefordesertioninthefaceoftheenemy.Itwouldmakeyoulookbadandyouprobablycouldn’tgetaconviction."

           "Butwecancourt-martialyounowfordesertionfromduty,sinceyouwenttoRomewithoutapass.Andwecouldmakeitstick.Ifyouthinkaboutitaminute,you’llseethatyou’dleaveusnoalternative.Wecan’tsimplyletyoukeepwalkingaroundinopeninsubordinationwithoutpunishingyou.Alltheothermenwouldstopflyingmissions,too.No,youhavemywordforit.Wewillcourt-martialyouifyouturnourdealdown,eventhoughitwouldraisealotofquestionsandbeaterribleblackeyeforColonelCathcart."ColonelCathcartwincedatthewords"blackeye"and,withoutanyapparentpremeditation,hurledhisslenderonyx-and-ivorycigaretteholderdownviciouslyonthewoodensurfaceonhisdesk."JesusChrist!"heshoutedunexpectedly."Ihatethisgoddamcigaretteholder!"Thecigaretteholderbouncedoffthedesktothewall,ricochetedacrossthewindowsilltothefloorandcametoastopalmostwherehewasstanding.

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