Великий Гэтсби

           Shebegantosobhelplessly."Ididlovehimonce—butIlovedyoutoo."

           Gatsby’seyesopenedandclosed.

           "Youlovedmetoo?"herepeated.

           "Eventhat’salie,"saidTomsavagely."Shedidn’tknowyouwerealive.Why—there’rethingsbetweenDaisyandmethatyou’llneverknow,thingsthatneitherofuscaneverforget."

           ThewordsseemedtobitephysicallyintoGatsby.

           "IwanttospeaktoDaisyalone,"heinsisted."She’sallexcitednow——"

           "EvenaloneIcan’tsayIneverlovedTom,"sheadmittedinapitifulvoice."Itwouldn’tbetrue."

           "Ofcourseitwouldn’t,"agreedTom.

           Sheturnedtoherhusband.

           "Asifitmatteredtoyou,"shesaid.

           "Ofcourseitmatters.I’mgoingtotakebettercareofyoufromnowon."

           "Youdon’tunderstand,"saidGatsby,withatouchofpanic."You’renotgoingtotakecareofheranymore."

           "I’mnot?"Tomopenedhiseyeswideandlaughed.Hecouldaffordtocontrolhimselfnow."Why’sthat?"

           "Daisy’sleavingyou."