Великий Гэтсби

           "Daisy,that’sallovernow,"hesaidearnestly."Itdoesn’tmatteranymore.Justtellhimthetruth—thatyouneverlovedhim—andit’sallwipedoutforever."

           Shelookedathimblindly."Why—howcouldIlovehim—possibly?"

           "Youneverlovedhim."

           Shehesitated.HereyesfellonJordanandmewithasortofappeal,asthoughsherealizedatlastwhatshewasdoing—andasthoughshehadnever,allalong,intendeddoinganythingatall.Butitwasdonenow.Itwastoolate.

           "Ineverlovedhim,"shesaid,withperceptiblereluctance.

           "NotatKapiolani?"demandedTomsuddenly.

           "No."

           Fromtheballroombeneath,muffledandsuffocatingchordsweredriftinguponhotwavesofair.

           "NotthatdayIcarriedyoudownfromthePunchBowltokeepyourshoesdry?"Therewasahuskytendernessinhistone...."Daisy?"

           "Pleasedon’t."Hervoicewascold,buttherancorwasgonefromit.ShelookedatGatsby."There,Jay,"shesaid—butherhandasshetriedtolightacigarettewastrembling.Suddenlyshethrewthecigaretteandtheburningmatchonthecarpet.

           "Oh,youwanttoomuch!"shecriedtoGatsby."Iloveyounow—isn’tthatenough?Ican’thelpwhat’spast."