Великий Гэтсби

Chapter 7

           "Nonsense."

           "Iam,though,"shesaidwithavisibleeffort.

           "She’snotleavingme!"Tom’swordssuddenlyleaneddownoverGatsby."Certainlynotforacommonswindlerwho’dhavetostealtheringheputonherfinger."

           "Iwon’tstandthis!"criedDaisy."Oh,pleaselet’sgetout."

           "Whoareyou,anyhow?"brokeoutTom."You’reoneofthatbunchthathangsaroundwithMeyerWolfsheimthatmuchIhappentoknow.I’vemadealittleinvestigationintoyouraffairsandI’llcarryitfurtherto-morrow."

           "Youcansuityourselfaboutthat,oldsport,"saidGatsbysteadily.

           "Ifoundoutwhatyour‘drug-stores’were."Heturnedtousandspokerapidly."HeandthisWolfsheimboughtupalotofside-streetdrug-storeshereandinChicagoandsoldgrainalcoholoverthecounter.That’soneofhislittlestunts.IpickedhimforabootleggerthefirsttimeIsawhim,andIwasn’tfarwrong."

           "Whataboutit?"saidGatsbypolitely."IguessyourfriendWalterChasewasn’ttooproudtocomeinonit."

           "Andyoulefthiminthelurch,didn’tyou?YoulethimgotojailforamonthoverinNewJersey.God!YououghttohearWalteronthesubjectofyou."

           "Hecametousdeadbroke.Hewasverygladtopickupsomemoney,oldsport."

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