Великий Гэтсби

           Iwentwiththemouttotheveranda.OnthegreenSound,stagnantintheheat,onesmallsailcrawledslowlytowardthefreshersea.Gatsby’seyesfolloweditmomentarily;heraisedhishandandpointedacrossthebay.

           "I’mrightacrossfromyou."

           "Soyouare."

           Oureyesliftedovertherose-bedsandthehotlawnandtheweedyrefuseofthedog-daysalong-shore.Slowlythewhitewingsoftheboatmovedagainstthebluecoollimitofthesky.Aheadlaythescallopedoceanandtheaboundingblessedisles.

           "There’ssportforyou,"saidTom,nodding."I’dliketobeouttherewithhimforaboutanhour."

           Wehadluncheoninthedining-room,darkenedtooagainsttheheat,anddrankdownnervousgayetywiththecoldale.

           "What’llwedowithourselvesthisafternoon?"criedDaisy,"andthedayafterthat,andthenextthirtyyears?"

           "Don’tbemorbid,"Jordansaid."Lifestartsalloveragainwhenitgetscrispinthefall."

           "Butit’ssohot,"insistedDaisy,onthevergeoftears,"andeverything’ssoconfused.Let’sallgototown!"

           Hervoicestruggledonthroughtheheat,beatingagainstit,moldingitssenselessnessintoforms.