Великий Гэтсби
Chapter 2
"Mrs.Eberhardt.Shegoesaroundlookingatpeople’sfeetintheirownhomes."
"Ilikeyourdress,"remarkedMrs.McKee,"Ithinkit’sadorable."
Mrs.Wilsonrejectedthecomplimentbyraisinghereyebrowindisdain.
"It’sjustacrazyoldthing,"shesaid."IjustslipitonsometimeswhenIdon’tcarewhatIlooklike."
"Butitlookswonderfulonyou,ifyouknowwhatImean,"pursuedMrs.McKee."IfChestercouldonlygetyouinthatposeIthinkhecouldmakesomethingofit."
WealllookedinsilenceatMrs.Wilson,whoremovedastrandofhairfromoverhereyesandlookedbackatuswithabrilliantsmile.Mr.McKeeregardedherintentlywithhisheadononeside,andthenmovedhishandbackandforthslowlyinfrontofhisface.
"Ishouldchangethelight,"hesaidafteramoment."I’dliketobringoutthemodellingofthefeatures.AndI’dtrytogetholdofallthebackhair."
"Iwouldn’tthinkofchangingthelight,"criedMrs.McKee."Ithinkit’s——"
Herhusbandsaid"sh!"andwealllookedatthesubjectagain,whereuponTomBuchananyawnedaudiblyandgottohisfeet.
"YouMcKeeshavesomethingtodrink,"hesaid."Getsomemoreiceandmineralwater,Myrtle,beforeeverybodygoestosleep."
"Itoldthatboyabouttheice."Myrtleraisedhereyebrowsindespairattheshiftlessnessofthelowerorders."Thesepeople!Youhavetokeepafterthemallthetime."
