Великий Гэтсби
Chapter 4
IsawthemonespringinCannes,andlaterinDeauville,andthentheycamebacktoChicagotosettledown.DaisywaspopularinChicago,asyouknow.Theymovedwithafastcrowd,allofthemyoungandrichandwild,butshecameoutwithanabsolutelyperfectreputation.Perhapsbecauseshedoesn’tdrink.It’sagreatadvantagenottodrinkamonghard-drinkingpeople.Youcanholdyourtongue,and,moreover,youcantimeanylittleirregularityofyourownsothateverybodyelseissoblindthattheydon’tseeorcare.PerhapsDaisyneverwentinforamouratall—andyetthere’ssomethinginthatvoiceofhers....
Well,aboutsixweeksago,sheheardthenameGatsbyforthefirsttimeinyears.ItwaswhenIaskedyou—doyouremember?—ifyouknewGatsbyinWestEgg.Afteryouhadgonehomeshecameintomyroomandwokemeup,andsaid:"WhatGatsby?"andwhenIdescribedhim—Iwashalfasleep—shesaidinthestrangestvoicethatitmustbethemansheusedtoknow.Itwasn’tuntilthenthatIconnectedthisGatsbywiththeofficerinherwhitecar.
WhenJordanBakerhadfinishedtellingallthiswehadleftthePlazaforhalfanhourandweredrivinginavictoriathroughCentralPark.ThesunhadgonedownbehindthetallapartmentsofthemoviestarsintheWestFifties,andtheclearvoicesofgirls,alreadygatheredlikecricketsonthegrass,rosethroughthehottwilight:
"I’mtheSheikofAraby.
Yourlovebelongstome.
Atnightwhenyou’reareasleep
