Уловка 22

Hungry Joe

           "There’snothingwrongwithnightmares,"HungryJoeanswered."Everybodyhasnightmares."

           Yossarianthoughthehadhim."Everynight?"heasked.

           "Whynoteverynight?"HungryJoedemanded.

           Andsuddenlyitallmadesense.Whynoteverynight,indeed?Itmadesensetocryoutinpaineverynight.ItmademoresensethanAppleby,whowasasticklerforregulationsandhadorderedKrafttoorderYossariantotakehisAtabrinetabletsontheflightoverseasafterYossarianandApplebyhadstoppedtalkingtoeachother.HungryJoemademoresensethanKraft,too,whowasdead,dumpedunceremoniouslyintodoomoverFerrarabyanexplodingengineafterYossariantookhisflightofsixplanesinoverthetargetasecondtime.ThegrouphadmissedthebridgeatFerraraagainfortheseventhstraightdaywiththebombsightthatcouldputbombsintoapicklebarrelatfortythousandfeet,andonewholeweekhadalreadypassedsinceColonelCathcarthadvolunteeredtohavehismendestroythebridgeintwenty-fourhours.Kraftwasaskinny,harmlesskidfromPennsylvaniawhowantedonlytobeliked,andwasdestinedtobedisappointedinevensohumbleanddegradinganambition.Insteadofbeingliked,hewasdead,ableedingcinderonthebarbarouspilewhomnobodyhadheardinthoselastpreciousmomentswhiletheplanewithonewingplummeted.

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