Reedle Откройте в мобильном приложении
Понятно
Понятно
Для того чтобы воспользоваться закладками, необходимо
Войти или зарегистрироваться
Отмена
Для того чтобы воспользоваться озвучкой предложений, необходимо
Войти или зарегистрироваться
Отмена
Озвучка предложений доступна при наличии PRO-доступа
Купить PRO-доступ
Отмена
Nately
’
s
death
almost
killed
the
chaplain
.
Chaplain
Shipman
was
seated
in
his
tent
,
laboring
over
his
paperwork
in
his
reading
spectacles
,
when
his
phone
rang
and
news
of
the
mid
-
air
collision
was
given
to
him
from
the
field
.
His
insides
turned
at
once
to
dry
clay
.
His
hand
was
trembling
as
he
put
the
phone
down
.
His
other
hand
began
trembling
.
The
disaster
was
too
immense
to
contemplate
.
Twelve
men
killed
—
how
ghastly
,
how
very
,
very
awful
!
His
feeling
of
terror
grew
.
He
prayed
instinctively
that
Yossarian
,
Nately
,
Hungry
Joe
and
his
other
friends
would
not
be
listed
among
the
victims
,
then
berated
himself
repentantly
,
for
to
pray
for
their
safety
was
to
pray
for
the
death
of
other
young
men
he
did
not
even
know
.
It
was
too
late
to
pray
;
yet
that
was
all
he
knew
how
to
do
.
His
heart
was
pounding
with
a
noise
that
seemed
to
be
coming
from
somewhere
outside
,
and
he
knew
he
would
never
sit
in
a
dentist
’
s
chair
again
,
never
glance
at
a
surgical
tool
,
never
witness
an
automobile
accident
or
hear
a
voice
shout
at
night
,
without
experiencing
the
same
violent
thumping
in
his
chest
and
dreading
that
he
was
going
to
die
.
He
would
never
watch
another
fist
fight
without
fearing
he
was
going
to
faint
and
crack
his
skull
open
on
the
pavement
or
suffer
a
fatal
heart
attack
or
cerebral
hemorrhage
.
He
wondered
if
he
would
ever
see
his
wife
again
or
his
three
small
children
.
He
wondered
if
he
ever
should
see
his
wife
again
,
now
that
Captain
Black
had
planted
in
his
mind
such
strong
doubts
about
the
fidelity
and
character
of
all
women
.
There
were
so
many
other
men
,
he
felt
,
who
could
prove
more
satisfying
to
her
sexually
.
When
he
thought
of
death
now
,
he
always
thought
of
his
wife
,
and
when
he
thought
of
his
wife
he
always
thought
of
losing
her
.
In
another
minute
the
chaplain
felt
strong
enough
to
rise
and
walk
with
glum
reluctance
to
the
tent
next
door
for
Sergeant
Whitcomb
.
They
drove
in
Sergeant
Whitcomb
’
s
jeep
.
The
chaplain
made
fists
of
his
hands
to
keep
them
from
shaking
as
they
lay
in
his
lap
.
He
ground
his
teeth
together
and
tried
not
to
hear
as
Sergeant
Whitcomb
chirruped
exultantly
over
the
tragic
event
.
Twelve
men
killed
meant
twelve
more
form
letters
of
condolence
that
could
be
mailed
in
one
bunch
to
the
next
of
kin
over
Colonel
Cathcart
’
s
signature
,
giving
Sergeant
Whitcomb
hope
of
getting
an
article
on
Colonel
Cathcart
into
The
Saturday
Evening
Post
in
time
for
Easter
.
Отключить рекламу
At
the
field
a
heavy
silence
prevailed
,
overpowering
motion
like
a
ruthless
,
insensate
spell
holding
in
thrall
the
only
beings
who
might
break
it
.
The
chaplain
was
in
awe
.
He
had
never
beheld
such
a
great
,
appalling
stillness
before
.
Almost
two
hundred
tired
,
gaunt
,
downcast
men
stood
holding
their
parachute
packs
in
a
somber
and
unstirring
crowd
outside
the
briefing
room
,
their
faces
staring
blankly
in
different
angles
of
stunned
dejection
.
They
seemed
unwilling
to
go
,
unable
to
move
.
The
chaplain
was
acutely
conscious
of
the
faint
noise
his
footsteps
made
as
he
approached
.
His
eyes
searched
hurriedly
,
frantically
,
through
the
immobile
maze
of
limp
figures
.
He
spied
Yossarian
finally
with
a
feeling
of
immense
joy
,
and
then
his
mouth
gaped
open
slowly
in
unbearable
horror
as
he
noted
Yossarian
’
s
vivid
,
beaten
,
grimy
look
of
deep
,
drugged
despair
.
He
understood
at
once
,
recoiling
in
pain
from
the
realization
and
shaking
his
head
with
a
protesting
and
imploring
grimace
,
that
Nately
was
dead
.
The
knowledge
struck
him
with
a
numbing
shock
.
A
sob
broke
from
him
.
The
blood
drained
from
his
legs
,
and
he
thought
he
was
going
to
drop
.
Nately
was
dead
.
All
hope
that
he
was
mistaken
was
washed
away
by
the
sound
of
Nately
’
s
name
emerging
with
recurring
clarity
now
from
the
almost
inaudible
babble
of
murmuring
voices
that
he
was
suddenly
aware
of
for
the
first
time
.
Nately
was
dead
:
the
boy
had
been
killed
.
A
whimpering
sound
rose
in
the
chaplain
’
s
throat
,
and
his
jaw
began
to
quiver
.
His
eyes
filled
with
tears
,
and
he
was
crying
.
He
started
toward
Yossarian
on
tiptoe
to
mourn
beside
him
and
share
his
wordless
grief
.
At
that
moment
a
hand
grabbed
him
roughly
around
the
arm
and
a
brusque
voice
demanded
,
"
Chaplain
Shipman
?
"
He
turned
with
surprise
to
face
a
stout
,
pugnacious
colonel
with
a
large
head
and
mustache
and
a
smooth
,
florid
skin
.
He
had
never
seen
the
man
before
.
"
Yes
.
What
is
it
?
"
The
fingers
grasping
the
chaplain
’
s
arm
were
hurting
him
,
and
he
tried
in
vain
to
squirm
loose
.
"
Come
along
.
"
The
chaplain
pulled
back
in
frightened
confusion
.
"
Where
?
Why
?
Who
are
you
,
anyway
?
"
Отключить рекламу
"
You
’
d
better
come
along
with
us
,
Father
,
"
a
lean
,
hawk
-
faced
major
on
the
chaplain
’
s
other
side
intoned
with
reverential
sorrow
.
"
We
’
re
from
the
government
.
We
want
to
ask
you
some
questions
.
"
"
What
kind
of
questions
?
What
’
s
the
matter
?
"
"
Aren
’
t
you
Chaplain
Shipman
?
"
demanded
the
obese
colonel
.