Великий Гэтсби
Chapter 7
"Wherearewegoing?"shecried.
"Howaboutthemovies?"
"It’ssohot,"shecomplained."Yougo.We’llridearoundandmeetyouafter."Withaneffortherwitrosefaintly,"We’llmeetyouonsomecorner.I’llbethemansmokingtwocigarettes."
"Wecan’targueaboutithere,"Tomsaidimpatiently,asatruckgaveoutacursingwhistlebehindus."YoufollowmetothesouthsideofCentralPark,infrontofthePlaza."
Severaltimesheturnedhisheadandlookedbackfortheircar,andifthetrafficdelayedthemheslowedupuntiltheycameintosight.Ithinkhewasafraidtheywoulddartdownasidestreetandoutofhislifeforever.
Buttheydidn’t.AndwealltookthelessexplicablestepofengagingtheparlorofasuiteinthePlazaHotel.
Theprolongedandtumultuousargumentthatendedbyherdingusintothatroomeludesme,thoughIhaveasharpphysicalmemorythat,inthecourseofit,myunderwearkeptclimbinglikeadampsnakearoundmylegsandintermittentbeadsofsweatracedcoolacrossmyback.ThenotionoriginatedwithDaisy’ssuggestionthatwehirefivebath-roomsandtakecoldbaths,andthenassumedmoretangibleformas"aplacetohaveamintjulep."Eachofussaidoverandoverthatitwasa"crazyidea."—wealltalkedatoncetoabaffledclerkandthought,orpretendedtothink,thatwewerebeingveryfunny....
