Великий Гэтсби
Chapter 8
Hetoldherthosethingsinawaythatfrightenedher—thatmadeitlookasifIwassomekindofcheapsharper.Andtheresultwasshehardlyknewwhatshewassaying."
Hesatdowngloomily.
"Ofcourseshemighthavelovedhimjustforaminute,whentheywerefirstmarried—andlovedmemoreeventhen,doyousee?"
Suddenlyhecameoutwithacuriousremark.
"Inanycase,"hesaid,"itwasjustpersonal."
Whatcouldyoumakeofthat,excepttosuspectsomeintensityinhisconceptionoftheaffairthatcouldn’tbemeasured?
HecamebackfromFrancewhenTomandDaisywerestillontheirweddingtrip,andmadeamiserablebutirresistiblejourneytoLouisvilleonthelastofhisarmypay.Hestayedthereaweek,walkingthestreetswheretheirfootstepshadclickedtogetherthroughtheNovembernightandrevisitingtheout-of-the-wayplacestowhichtheyhaddriveninherwhitecar.JustasDaisy’shousehadalwaysseemedtohimmoremysteriousandgaythanotherhouses,sohisideaofthecityitself,eventhoughshewasgonefromit,waspervadedwithamelancholybeauty.
Heleftfeelingthatifhehadsearchedharder,hemighthavefoundher—thathewasleavingherbehind.Theday-coach—hewaspennilessnow—washot.Hewentouttotheopenvestibuleandsatdownonafolding-chair,andthestationslidawayandthebacksofunfamiliarbuildingsmovedby.
