Уловка 22

Snowden

           HesleptandwokeupfeelinggreatuntilheturnedhisheadtosmileatthechaplainandsawAarfythereinstead.YossarianmoanedinstinctivelyandscrewedhisfaceupwithexcruciatingirritabilitywhenAarfychortledandaskedhowhewasfeeling.AarfylookedpuzzledwhenYossarianinquiredwhyhewasnotinjail.Yossarianshuthiseyestomakehimgoaway.Whenheopenedthem,Aarfywasgoneandthechaplainwasthere.Yossarianbrokeintolaughterwhenhespiedthechaplain’scheerfulgrinandaskedhimwhatinthehellhewassohappyabout.

           "I’mhappyaboutyou,"thechaplainrepliedwithexcitedcandorandjoy."IheardatGroupthatyouwereveryseriouslyinjuredandthatyouwouldhavetobesenthomeifyoulived.ColonelKornsaidyourconditionwascritical.ButI’vejustlearnedfromoneofthedoctorsthatyourwoundisreallyaveryslightoneandthatyou’llprobablybeabletoleaveinadayortwo.You’reinnodanger.Itisn’tbadatall."Yossarianlistenedtothechaplain’snewswithenormousrelief."That’sgood."

           "Yes,"saidthechaplain,apinkflushofimpishpleasurecreepingintohischeeks."Yes,thatisgood."Yossarianlaughed,recallinghisfirstconversationwiththechaplain."Youknow,thefirsttimeImetyouwasinthehospital.AndnowI’minthehospitalagain.JustabouttheonlytimeIseeyoulatelyisinthehospital.Where’veyoubeenkeepingyourself?"Thechaplainshrugged."I’vebeenprayingalot,"heconfessed.

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