Великий Гэтсби
Chapter 6
...Oneautumnnight,fiveyearsbefore,theyhadbeenwalkingdownthestreetwhentheleaveswerefalling,andtheycametoaplacewheretherewerenotreesandthesidewalkwaswhitewithmoonlight.Theystoppedhereandturnedtowardeachother.Nowitwasacoolnightwiththatmysteriousexcitementinitwhichcomesatthetwochangesoftheyear.Thequietlightsinthehouseswerehummingoutintothedarknessandtherewasastirandbustleamongthestars.OutofthecornerofhiseyeGatsbysawthattheblocksofthesidewalksreallyformedaladderandmountedtoasecretplaceabovethetrees—hecouldclimbtoit,ifheclimbedalone,andoncetherehecouldsuckonthepapoflife,gulpdowntheincomparablemilkofwonder.
HisheartbeatfasterandfasterasDaisy’swhitefacecameuptohisown.Heknewthatwhenhekissedthisgirl,andforeverwedhisunutterablevisionstoherperishablebreath,hismindwouldneverrompagainlikethemindofGod.Sohewaited,listeningforamomentlongertothetuning-forkthathadbeenstruckuponastar.Thenhekissedher.Athislips’touchsheblossomedforhimlikeaflowerandtheincarnationwascomplete.
Throughallhesaid,eventhroughhisappallingsentimentality,Iwasremindedofsomething—anelusiverhythm,afragmentoflostwords,thatIhadheardsomewherealongtimeago.Foramomentaphrasetriedtotakeshapeinmymouthandmylipspartedlikeadumbman’s,asthoughtherewasmorestrugglinguponthemthanawispofstartledair.Buttheymadenosound,andwhatIhadalmostrememberedwasuncommunicableforever.
