Великий Гэтсби
Chapter 1
"Tom’sgettingveryprofound,"saidDaisy,withanexpressionofunthoughtfulsadness."Hereadsdeepbookswithlongwordsinthem.Whatwasthatwordwe——"
"Well,thesebooksareallscientific,"insistedTom,glancingatherimpatiently."Thisfellowhasworkedoutthewholething.It’suptous,whoarethedominantrace,towatchoutortheseotherraceswillhavecontrolofthings."
"We’vegottobeatthemdown,"whisperedDaisy,winkingferociouslytowardtheferventsun.
"YououghttoliveinCalifornia—"beganMissBaker,butTominterruptedherbyshiftingheavilyinhischair.
"Thisideaisthatwe’reNordics.Iam,andyouare,andyouare,and——"AfteraninfinitesimalhesitationheincludedDaisywithaslightnod,andshewinkedatmeagain."—Andwe’veproducedallthethingsthatgotomakecivilization—oh,scienceandart,andallthat.Doyousee?"
Therewassomethingpatheticinhisconcentration,asifhiscomplacency,moreacutethanofold,wasnotenoughtohimanymore.When,almostimmediately,thetelephoneranginsideandthebutlerlefttheporchDaisyseizeduponthemomentaryinterruptionandleanedtowardme.
"I’lltellyouafamilysecret,"shewhisperedenthusiastically."It’saboutthebutler’snose.Doyouwanttohearaboutthebutler’snose?"
"That’swhyIcameoverto-night."
"Well,hewasn’talwaysabutler;heusedtobethesilverpolisherforsomepeopleinNewYorkthathadasilverservicefortwohundredpeople.Hehadtopolishitfrommorningtillnight,untilfinallyitbegantoaffecthisnose——"
