Великий Гэтсби
Chapter 2
"Yes,butlisten,"saidMyrtleWilson,noddingherheadupanddown,"atleastyoudidn’tmarryhim."
"IknowIdidn’t."
"Well,Imarriedhim,"saidMyrtle,ambiguously."Andthat’sthedifferencebetweenyourcaseandmine."
"Whydidyou,Myrtle?"demandedCatherine."Nobodyforcedyouto."
Myrtleconsidered.
"ImarriedhimbecauseIthoughthewasagentleman,"shesaidfinally."Ithoughtheknewsomethingaboutbreeding,buthewasn’tfittolickmyshoe."
"Youwerecrazyabouthimforawhile,"saidCatherine.
"Crazyabouthim!"criedMyrtleincredulously."WhosaidIwascrazyabouthim?IneverwasanymorecrazyabouthimthanIwasaboutthatmanthere."
Shepointedsuddenlyatme,andeveryonelookedatmeaccusingly.ItriedtoshowbymyexpressionthatIhadplayednopartinherpast.
"TheonlycrazyIwaswaswhenImarriedhim.IknewrightawayImadeamistake.Heborrowedsomebody’sbestsuittogetmarriedin,andnevereventoldmeaboutit,andthemancameafteritonedaywhenhewasout.‘oh,isthatyoursuit?’Isaid.‘thisisthefirstIeverheardaboutit.’ButIgaveittohimandthenIlaydownandcriedtobeatthebandallafternoon."
"Shereallyoughttogetawayfromhim,"resumedCatherinetome."They’vebeenlivingoverthatgarageforelevenyears.Andtom’sthefirstsweetiesheeverhad."
