Великий Гэтсби
Chapter 5
"They’resuchbeautifulshirts,"shesobbed,hervoicemuffledinthethickfolds."ItmakesmesadbecauseI’veneverseensuch—suchbeautifulshirtsbefore."
Afterthehouse,weweretoseethegroundsandtheswimming-pool,andthehydroplaneandthemid-summerflowers—butoutsideGatsby’swindowitbegantorainagain,sowestoodinarowlookingatthecorrugatedsurfaceoftheSound.
"Ifitwasn’tforthemistwecouldseeyourhomeacrossthebay,"saidGatsby."Youalwayshaveagreenlightthatburnsallnightattheendofyourdock."
Daisyputherarmthroughhisabruptly,butheseemedabsorbedinwhathehadjustsaid.Possiblyithadoccurredtohimthatthecolossalsignificanceofthatlighthadnowvanishedforever.ComparedtothegreatdistancethathadseparatedhimfromDaisyithadseemedveryneartoher,almosttouchingher.Ithadseemedascloseasastartothemoon.Nowitwasagainagreenlightonadock.Hiscountofenchantedobjectshaddiminishedbyone.
Ibegantowalkabouttheroom,examiningvariousindefiniteobjectsinthehalfdarkness.Alargephotographofanelderlymaninyachtingcostumeattractedme,hungonthewalloverhisdesk.
"Who’sthis?"
"That?That’sMr.DanCody,oldsport."
Thenamesoundedfaintlyfamiliar.
