“Trapper, it’s over! No more meatball surgery. No more putting guys together again so they can be killed at a more convenient time. No more living in Shangri-la, buttering our bread every morning with D.D.T. powder. It’s finished. This whole damn, cursed war is over!”
“I’ll believe that when I’m back home refusing my first house call.”
“You really don’t believe it’s real?”
“With all my cynical heart.”
“I bet you it is. I bet you anything you want. I’ll bet you 50 bucks they’re not playing around.”
“You got a bet.”
“I hate to take your money.”
“I only hope you will.”