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The Great Gatsby | Gradually Hardening German A1-B2 Translation Books

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I
Inmyyounger
und
andmorevulnerableyearsmy
vater
fathergavemesomeadvicethatI’vebeenturningoverinmy
kopf
mindeversince.
“Wheneveryoufeellikecriticizinganyone,”he
sagte
toldme,“justrememberthat
alle
allthepeopleinthis
welt
worldhaven’thadtheadvantages
dass
thatyou’vehad.”
Hedidn’tsayany
mehr
more,butwe’vealwaysbeen
ungewöhnlich
unusuallycommunicativeinareservedway,
und
andIunderstoodthathe
meinte
meantagreatdealmore
als
thanthat.
Inconsequence,I’minclinedtoreserve
alle
alljudgements,ahabitthathasopenedup
viele
manycuriousnaturestome
und
andalsomademethe
opfer
victimofnotafewveteranbores.
Theabnormal
verstand
mindisquicktodetect
und
andattachitselftothisquality
wenn
whenitappearsina
normalen
normalperson,andsoit
kam
cameaboutthatincollegeIwasunjustly
beschuldigt
accusedofbeingapolitician,
weil
becauseIwasprivytothesecretgriefsofwild,unknownmen.
Meisten
Mostoftheconfidenceswereunsought—frequentlyIhavefeigned
schlaf
sleep,preoccupation,orahostilelevity
als
whenIrealizedbysomeunmistakable
zeichen
signthatanintimaterevelationwasquiveringon
die
thehorizon;
fortheintimaterevelationsofyoungmen,oratleast
die
thetermsinwhichthey
ausdrücken
expressthem,areusuallyplagiaristic
und
andmarredbyobvioussuppressions.
Reservingjudgementsis
eine
amatterofinfinitehope.
Iam
immer noch
stillalittleafraidof
verpassen
missingsomethingifIforget
dass
that,asmyfathersnobbishly
vorgeschlagen
suggested,andIsnobbishlyrepeat,
ein
asenseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparcelledoutunequallyat
geburt
birth.
And,afterboastingthis
weise
wayofmytolerance,Icometothe
eingeständnis
admissionthatithasa
grenze
limit.
Conductmaybefoundedon
den
thehardrockorthewetmarshes,
aber
butafteracertainpointIdon’tcarewhatit’sfounded
auf
on.
WhenIcamebackfromthe
Osten
EastlastautumnIfelt
dass
thatIwantedtheworldtobein
uniform
uniformandatasortofmoral
aufmerksamkeit
attentionforever;
Iwantedno
mehr
moreriotousexcursionswithprivilegedglimpsesinto
das
thehumanheart.
OnlyGatsby,the
mann
manwhogiveshisnametothis
buch
book,wasexemptfrommyreaction—Gatsby,whorepresented
alles
everythingforwhichIhave
eine
anunaffectedscorn.
Ifpersonalityisanunbroken
reihe
seriesofsuccessfulgestures,thentherewassomethinggorgeousabout
ihm
him,someheightenedsensitivityto
die
thepromisesoflife,as
wenn
ifhewererelatedtooneofthoseintricatemachinesthat
registrieren
registerearthquakestenthousandmiles
entfernt
away.
Thisresponsivenesshadnothingto
tun
dowiththatflabbyimpressionabilitywhichis
würdig
dignifiedunderthenameofthe“creativetemperament”—itwasanextraordinary
geschenk
giftforhope,aromanticreadinesssuchasIhave
nie
neverfoundinanyotherperson
und
andwhichitisnot
wahrscheinlich
likelyIshalleverfind
wieder
again.
No—Gatsbyturnedoutallrightatthe
ende
end;
itiswhatpreyedonGatsby,whatfoul
staub
dustfloatedinthewakeofhisdreamsthat
vorübergehend
temporarilyclosedoutmyinterestintheabortivesorrows
und
andshort-windedelationsofmen.
My
familie
familyhavebeenprominent,well-to-dopeoplein
dieser
thisMiddleWesterncityfor
drei
threegenerations.
TheCarrawaysare
etwas
somethingofaclan,andwe
haben
haveatraditionthatwe’re
abstammen
descendedfromtheDukesofBuccleuch,
aber
buttheactualfounderofmy
linie
linewasmygrandfather’sbrother,who
kam
camehereinfifty-one,senta
ersatz
substitutetotheCivilWar,
und
andstartedthewholesalehardwarebusinessthatmy
vater
fathercarriesontoday.
I
nie
neversawthisgreat-uncle,butI’msupposedtolooklikehim—withspecial
hinweis
referencetotheratherhard-boiled
gemälde
paintingthathangsinfather’s
büro
office.
IgraduatedfromNewHavenin1915,
nur
justaquarterofacentury
nach
aftermyfather,anda
etwas
littlelaterIparticipatedinthatdelayedTeutonic
migration
migrationknownastheGreat
Krieg
War.
Ienjoyedthecounter-raidso
gründlich
thoroughlythatIcameback
unruhig
restless.
Insteadofbeingthewarm
zentrum
centreoftheworld,the
Mittlere
MiddleWestnowseemedliketheragged
rand
edgeoftheuniverse—soIdecidedto
gehen
goEastandlearnthebondbusiness.
Alle
EverybodyIknewwasin
die
thebondbusiness,soIsupposedit
könnte
couldsupportonemoresingle
mann
man.
Allmyauntsandunclestalkeditoverasiftheywerechoosing
eine
aprepschoolforme,
und
andfinallysaid,“Why—ye-es,”with
sehr
verygrave,hesitantfaces.
Father
stimmte zu
agreedtofinancemefor
ein
ayear,andaftervariousdelaysI
kam
cameEast,permanently,Ithought,inthe
frühling
springoftwenty-two.
Thepracticalthingwasto
finden
findroomsinthecity,
aber
butitwasawarmseason,
und
andIhadjustlefta
land
countryofwidelawnsandfriendlytrees,so
als
whenayoungmanatthe
büro
officesuggestedthatwetakea
haus
housetogetherinacommutingtown,it
klang
soundedlikeagreatidea.
Hefoundthe
haus
house,aweather-beatencardboardbungalowateightya
monat
month,butatthelast
minute
minutethefirmorderedhimtoWashington,
und
andIwentouttothe
land
countryalone.
Ihadadog—atleastIhadhimfora
paar
fewdaysuntilheranaway—andanoldDodge
und
andaFinnishwoman,whomademy
bett
bedandcookedbreakfastandmutteredFinnish
weisheit
wisdomtoherselfovertheelectric
herd
stove.
Itwaslonelyfor
ein
adayorsountilonemorningsome
mann
man,morerecentlyarrivedthan
Ich
I,stoppedmeonthe
straße
road.
“HowdoyougettoWestEggvillage?”
he
fragte
askedhelplessly.
Itoldhim.
Und
AndasIwalkedonIwas
einsam
lonelynolonger.
Iwasa
führer
guide,apathfinder,anoriginalsettler.
Hehad
beiläufig
casuallyconferredonmethe
freiheit
freedomoftheneighbourhood.
Andsowiththe
sonnenschein
sunshineandthegreatburstsofleavesgrowingonthetrees,justasthings
wachsen
growinfastmovies,Ihadthatfamiliar
überzeugung
convictionthatlifewasbeginningoveragainwiththe
sommer
summer.
Therewassomuchto
lesen
read,foronething,andso
viel
muchfinehealthtobepulleddown
aus
outoftheyoungbreath-giving
luft
air.
Iboughtadozenvolumeson
banken
bankingandcreditandinvestmentsecurities,
und
andtheystoodonmy
regal
shelfinredandgoldlikenew
geld
moneyfromthemint,promisingtounfoldtheshiningsecretsthat
nur
onlyMidasandMorganandMaecenasknew.
Und
AndIhadthehigh
absicht
intentionofreadingmanyotherbooksbesides.
Iwas
ziemlich
ratherliteraryincollege—oneyearIwrote
eine
aseriesofverysolemn
und
andobviouseditorialsfortheYaleNews—and
jetzt
nowIwasgoingtobringback
aller
allsuchthingsintomy
leben
lifeandbecomeagainthatmostlimitedof
aller
allspecialists,the“well-roundedman.”
Thisisn’t
nur
justanepigram—lifeismuchmoresuccessfullylookedatfromasingle
fenster
window,afterall.
Itwasamatterofchance
dass
thatIshouldhaverenteda
haus
houseinoneofthestrangestcommunitiesinNorthAmerica.
Itwasonthatslenderriotous
insel
islandwhichextendsitselfdue
östlich
eastofNewYork—andwherethereare,
unter
amongothernaturalcuriosities,twounusualformationsofland.
Twentymilesfromthe
stadt
cityapairofenormouseggs,
identisch
identicalincontourandseparated
nur
onlybyacourtesybay,jutoutintothe
meisten
mostdomesticatedbodyofsaltwaterinthe
Westlichen
Westernhemisphere,thegreatwetbarnyardofLongIslandSound.
Theyarenotperfectovals—likethe
ei
eggintheColumbusstory,theyare
beide
bothcrushedflatatthecontactend—buttheir
körperliche
physicalresemblancemustbea
quelle
sourceofperpetualwondertothegullsthat
fliegen
flyoverhead.
Tothewingless
ein
amoreinterestingphenomenonistheirdissimilarityineveryparticular
außer
exceptshapeandsize.
I
lebte
livedatWestEgg,the—well,the
weniger
lessfashionableofthetwo,
obwohl
thoughthisisamostsuperficialtagtoexpressthebizarre
und
andnotalittlesinister
kontrast
contrastbetweenthem.
Myhousewasatthevery
spitze
tipoftheegg,onlyfiftyyardsfromtheSound,
und
andsqueezedbetweentwohugeplacesthat
gemietet
rentedfortwelveorfifteenthousanda
saison
season.
Theoneonmyrightwasacolossalaffairbyanystandard—itwasafactual
nachahmung
imitationofsomeHôteldeVilleinNormandy,witha
turm
towerononeside,spanking
neu
newunderathinbeardofraw
efeu
ivy,andamarbleswimming
schwimmbad
pool,andmorethanfortyacresof
rasen
lawnandgarden.
ItwasGatsby’s
herrenhaus
mansion.
Or,rather,asIdidn’tknowMr.Gatsby,itwas
eine
amansioninhabitedbya
gentleman
gentlemanofthatname.
Myown
haus
housewasaneyesore,butitwasasmalleyesore,
und
andithadbeenoverlooked,soIhada
blick
viewofthewater,apartial
blick
viewofmyneighbour’slawn,
und
andtheconsolingproximityofmillionaires—allforeightydollarsa
monat
month.
AcrossthecourtesybaythewhitepalacesoffashionableEastEgg
glitzerten
glitteredalongthewater,andthe
geschichte
historyofthesummerreally
beginnt
beginsontheeveningI
fuhr
droveovertheretohavedinnerwiththeTomBuchanans.
Daisywasmy
zweite
secondcousinonceremoved,andI’d
gekannt
knownTomincollege.
Andjust
nach
afterthewarIspent
zwei
twodayswiththeminChicago.
Her
mann
husband,amongvariousphysicalaccomplishments,hadbeenoneofthemostpowerfulendsthateverplayed
fußball
footballatNewHaven—anational
figur
figureinaway,oneofthosemenwho
erreichen
reachsuchanacutelimitedexcellenceattwenty-onethat
alles
everythingafterwardsavoursofanticlimax.
His
familie
familywereenormouslywealthy—evenin
college
collegehisfreedomwithmoneywas
eine
amatterforreproach—butnowhe’d
verlassen
leftChicagoandcomeEastin
eine
afashionthatrathertookyour
atem
breathaway:
forinstance,he’dbroughtdown
eine
astringofpoloponiesfromLakeForest.
Itwas
schwer
hardtorealizethata
mann
maninmyowngenerationwas
reich
wealthyenoughtodothat.
Warum
WhytheycameEastIdon’tknow.
Theyhad
verbracht
spentayearinFrancefornoparticular
grund
reason,andthendriftedhere
und
andthereunrestfullywhereverpeopleplayedpolo
und
andwererichtogether.
Thiswas
ein
apermanentmove,saidDaisyoverthe
telefon
telephone,butIdidn’tbelieveit—Ihad
nicht
nosightintoDaisy’sheart,
aber
butIfeltthatTom
würde
woulddriftonforeverseeking,
ein
alittlewistfully,forthedramatic
turbulenz
turbulenceofsomeirrecoverablefootballgame.
Und
AndsoithappenedthatonawarmwindyeveningI
fuhr
droveovertoEastEggto
sehen
seetwooldfriendswhomIscarcelyknewatall.
Their
haus
housewasevenmoreelaborate
als
thanIexpected,acheerfulred-and-whiteGeorgianColonialmansion,overlooking
die
thebay.
Thelawnstartedatthe
strand
beachandrantowardsthefrontdoorfor
eine
aquarterofamile,jumping
über
oversundialsandbrickwalks
und
andburninggardens—finallywhenitreachedthe
haus
housedriftingupthesideinbrightvinesasthoughfromthe
schwung
momentumofitsrun.
The
vorderseite
frontwasbrokenbyalineofFrenchwindows,glowing
nun
nowwithreflectedgoldandwide
offen
opentothewarmwindy
nachmittag
afternoon,andTomBuchananinridingclotheswasstandingwithhislegs
auseinander
apartonthefrontporch.
Hehadchanged
seit
sincehisNewHavenyears.
Jetzt
Nowhewasasturdystraw-haired
mann
manofthirty,witha
ziemlich
ratherhardmouthandasupercilious
weise
manner.
Twoshiningarroganteyeshadestablisheddominance
über
overhisfaceandgavehimtheappearanceofalwaysleaningaggressivelyforward.
Noteven
die
theeffeminateswankofhisridingclothes
konnte
couldhidetheenormouspowerofthatbody—he
schien
seemedtofillthoseglisteningbootsuntilhestrained
die
thetoplacing,andyou
konnte
couldseeagreatpackofmuscle
verlagerte
shiftingwhenhisshouldermoved
unter
underhisthincoat.
Itwasa
körper
bodycapableofenormousleverage—acruel
körper
body.
Hisspeakingvoice,agruffhuskytenor,addedtothe
eindruck
impressionoffractiousnessheconveyed.
Therewasatouchofpaternal
verachtung
contemptinit,eventowardpeopleheliked—andthereweremenatNewHavenwhohad
gehasst
hatedhisguts.
“Now,don’t
glaube
thinkmyopiniononthesemattersisfinal,”he
schien
seemedtosay,“justbecauseI’m
stärker
strongerandmoreofaman
als
thanyouare.”
Wewerein
den
thesameseniorsociety,andwhilewewere
nie
neverintimateIalwayshad
den
theimpressionthatheapprovedofme
und
andwantedmetolikehimwithsomeharsh,defiantwistfulnessofhisown.
Wetalkedfor
ein
afewminutesonthe
sonnigen
sunnyporch.
“I’vegotaniceplacehere,”hesaid,hiseyesflashingaboutrestlessly.
Turningmearoundbyone
arm
arm,hemovedabroadflat
hand
handalongthefrontvista,
einschließlich
includinginitssweepasunkenItaliangarden,ahalfacreofdeep,pungentroses,
und
andasnub-nosedmotorboatthatbumpedthetideoffshore.
“It
gehörte
belongedtoDemaine,theoilman.”
Heturnedmearound
wieder
again,politelyandabruptly.
“We’ll
gehen
goinside.”
Wewalkedthroughahigh
flur
hallwayintoabrightrosy-coloured
raum
space,fragilelyboundintothe
haus
housebyFrenchwindowsateitherend.
Thewindowswereajar
und
andgleamingwhiteagainstthefresh
gras
grassoutsidethatseemedto
wachsen
growalittlewayintothe
haus
house.
Abreezeblewthroughthe
raum
room,blewcurtainsinatone
ende
endandouttheotherlikepaleflags,
verdrehte
twistingthemuptowardthefrostedwedding-cakeofthe
decke
ceiling,andthenrippledoverthewine-coloured
teppich
rug,makingashadowonitas
wind
winddoesonthesea.
The
einzige
onlycompletelystationaryobjectinthe
raum
roomwasanenormouscouchonwhich
zwei
twoyoungwomenwerebuoyedupasthoughupon
eine
ananchoredballoon.
Theywere
beide
bothinwhite,andtheirdresseswererippling
und
andflutteringasiftheyhad
gerade
justbeenblownbackin
nach
afterashortflightaround
das
thehouse.
Imusthavestoodfor
ein
afewmomentslisteningto
der
thewhipandsnapof
der
thecurtainsandthegroanof
ein
apictureonthewall.
ThentherewasaboomasTomBuchanan
schloss
shuttherearwindowsandthecaught
wind
winddiedoutaboutthe
raum
room,andthecurtainsandtherugs
und
andthetwoyoungwomenballooned
langsam
slowlytothefloor.
The
jüngere
youngerofthetwowas
ein
astrangertome.
Shewasextendedfull
länge
lengthatherendof
das
thedivan,completelymotionless,andwithher
kinn
chinraisedalittle,as
ob
ifshewerebalancingsomethingonitwhichwasquite
wahrscheinlich
likelytofall.
Ifshe
sah
sawmeoutofthecornerofhereyesshegaveno
hinweis
hintofit—indeed,Iwas
fast
almostsurprisedintomurmuringan
entschuldigung
apologyforhavingdisturbedherbycoming
in
in.
Theothergirl,Daisy,madeanattempttorise—sheleaned
leicht
slightlyforwardwithaconscientiousexpression—thenshelaughed,anabsurd,charminglittle
lachen
laugh,andIlaughedtoo
und
andcameforwardintothe
raum
room.
“I’mp-paralysedwithhappiness.”
She
lachte
laughedagain,asifshesaid
etwas
somethingverywitty,andheldmy
hand
handforamoment,lookingupintomy
gesicht
face,promisingthattherewasnooneinthe
welt
worldshesomuchwantedto
sehen
see.
Thatwasawayshehad.
Shehintedinamurmur
dass
thatthesurnameofthebalancinggirlwasBaker.
(I’vehearditsaid
dass
thatDaisy’smurmurwasonlytomake
leute
peopleleantowardher;
anirrelevant
kritik
criticismthatmadeitno
weniger
lesscharming.)
Atanyrate,MissBaker’slipsfluttered,shenoddedatme
fast
almostimperceptibly,andthenquicklytippedher
kopf
headbackagain—theobjectshewasbalancinghad
offensichtlich
obviouslytotteredalittleandgivenhersomethingof
ein
afright.
Againasortof
entschuldigung
apologyarosetomylips.
Fast
Almostanyexhibitionofcompleteself-sufficiencydraws
eine
astunnedtributefromme.
Ilooked
zurück
backatmycousin,who
begann
begantoaskmequestionsinherlow,thrilling
stimme
voice.
Itwasthekindof
stimme
voicethattheearfollows
auf
upanddown,asif
jede
eachspeechisanarrangementofnotesthat
werden
willneverbeplayedagain.
Her
gesicht
facewassadandlovelywithbrightthingsin
es
it,brighteyesandabrightpassionate
mund
mouth,buttherewasan
aufregung
excitementinhervoicethatmenwhohadcaredforherfound
schwer
difficulttoforget:
asingingcompulsion,
ein
awhispered“Listen,”apromise
dass
thatshehaddonegay,excitingthingsjust
ein
awhilesinceandthattherewere
schwul
gay,excitingthingshoveringin
der
thenexthour.
ItoldherhowIhad
angehalten
stoppedoffinChicagofor
ein
adayonmyway
Osten
East,andhowadozen
menschen
peoplehadsenttheirlove
durch
throughme.
“Dotheymissme?”
shecriedecstatically.
“The
ganze
wholetownisdesolate.
Allthecars
haben
havetheleftrearwheelpainted
schwarz
blackasamourningwreath,
und
andthere’sapersistentwail
alle
allnightalongthenorthshore.”
“Howgorgeous!
Let’s
gehen
goback,Tom.
Tomorrow!”
Thensheaddedirrelevantly:
“Yououghtto
sehen
seethebaby.”
“I’dliketo.”
“She’sasleep.
She’s
drei
threeyearsold.
Haven’tyouever
gesehen
seenher?”
“Never.”
“Well,yououghtto
sehen
seeher.
She’s—”.
TomBuchanan,whohadbeenhoveringrestlesslyabout
der
theroom,stoppedandrestedhis
hand
handonmyshoulder.
“Whatyou
machst
doing,Nick?”
“I’mabondman.”
“Whowith?”
I
gesagt
toldhim.
“Neverheardofthem,”heremarkeddecisively.
This
ärgerte
annoyedme.
“Youwill,”Ianswered
kurz
shortly.
“Youwillifyou
bleiben
stayintheEast.”
“Oh,I’ll
bleibe
stayintheEast,don’tyouworry,”hesaid,glancingatDaisy
und
andthenbackatme,asifhewere
aufmerksam
alertforsomethingmore.
“I’dbe
ein
aGoddamnedfoolto
leben
liveanywhereelse.”
Atthis
punkt
pointMissBakersaid:
“Absolutely!”
withsuchsuddenness
dass
thatIstarted—itwasthe
erste
firstwordshehaduttered
seit
sinceIcameintothe
raum
room.
Evidentlyitsurprisedherasmuchasitdid
mich
me,forsheyawnedandwitha
reihe
seriesofrapid,deftmovementsstood
auf
upintotheroom.
“I’mstiff,”shecomplained,“I’vebeen
liege
lyingonthatsofaforaslongasI
kann
canremember.”
“Don’tlookatme,”Daisyretorted,“I’vebeen
versucht
tryingtogetyoutoNewYorkallafternoon.”
“No,thanks,”saidMissBakertothe
vier
fourcocktailsjustinfromthe
speisekammer
pantry.
“I’mabsolutelyintraining.”
Herhostlookedatherincredulously.
“Youare!”
Hetookdownhis
getränk
drinkasifitwere
ein
adropinthebottomof
ein
aglass.
“Howyoueverget
irgendetwas
anythingdoneisbeyondme.”
IlookedatMissBaker,wonderingwhatitwasshe“gotdone.”
Ienjoyedlookingather.
Shewasaslender,small-breasted
mädchen
girl,withanerectcarriage,whichsheaccentuatedby
werfen
throwingherbodybackwardattheshoulderslikeayoung
kadett
cadet.
Hergreysun-strainedeyeslookedbackatmewithpolitereciprocal
neugier
curiosityoutofawan,charming,discontented
gesicht
face.
Itoccurredtome
jetzt
nowthatIhadseen
ihr
her,orapictureof
ihr
her,somewherebefore.
“YouliveinWestEgg,”sheremarkedcontemptuously.
“Iknow
jemanden
somebodythere.”
“Idon’tknowasingle—”.
“You
müssen
mustknowGatsby.”
“Gatsby?”
demandedDaisy.
“WhatGatsby?”
Bevor
BeforeIcouldreplythathewasmy
nachbar
neighbourdinnerwasannounced;
wedginghistense
arm
armimperativelyundermine,TomBuchanancompelledmefromthe
raum
roomasthoughhewere
bewegen
movingacheckertoanother
quadrat
square.
Slenderly,languidly,theirhandsset
leicht
lightlyontheirhips,thetwoyoungwomenprecededusoutonto
eine
arosy-colouredporch,opentowardthe
sonnenuntergang
sunset,wherefourcandlesflickeredonthe
tisch
tableinthediminishedwind.
“Whycandles?”
objectedDaisy,frowning.
She
schnappte
snappedthemoutwithherfingers.
“In
zwei
twoweeksit’llbethe
längste
longestdayintheyear.”
Shelookedatus
alle
allradiantly.
“Doyoualwayswatchfor
den
thelongestdayoftheyear
und
andthenmissit?
Ialwayswatchfor
den
thelongestdayintheyear
und
andthenmissit.”
“Weoughttoplansomething,”yawnedMissBaker,sittingdownat
den
thetableasifsheweregettinginto
bett
bed.
“Allright,”saidDaisy.
“What’llweplan?”
She
wandte
turnedtomehelplessly:
“Whatdo
leute
peopleplan?”
BeforeIcouldanswerhereyesfastenedwithanawed
ausdruck
expressiononherlittlefinger.
“Look!”
she
beschwerte sich
complained;
“Ihurtit.”
We
alle
alllooked—theknucklewasblack
und
andblue.
“Youdidit,Tom,”shesaidaccusingly.
“Iknowyoudidn’tmeanto,
aber
butyoudiddoit.
That’swhatI
bekomme
getformarryingabruteof
ein
aman,agreat,big,hulkingphysical
exemplar
specimenofa—”.
“Ihatethat
wort
word‘hulking,’ ”objectedTomcrossly,“eveninkidding.”
“Hulking,”insistedDaisy.
Manchmal
SometimessheandMissBakertalkedat
einmal
once,unobtrusivelyandwithabanteringinconsequence
so
thatwasneverquitechatter,
so
thatwasascoolastheirwhitedresses
und
andtheirimpersonaleyesin
die
theabsenceofalldesire.
Theywere
hier
here,andtheyacceptedTom
und
andme,makingonlyapolitepleasant
anstrengung
efforttoentertainortobeentertained.
Theyknewthatpresently
abendessen
dinnerwouldbeoveranda
etwas
littlelatertheeveningtoowouldbeover
und
andcasuallyputaway.
Itwas
scharf
sharplydifferentfromtheWest,
wo
whereaneveningwashurriedfromphasetophasetowardsitsclose,ina
ständig
continuallydisappointedanticipationorelseinsheernervous
angst
dreadofthemomentitself.
“Youmakemefeeluncivilized,Daisy,”I
gestand
confessedonmysecondglassofcorky
aber
butratherimpressiveclaret.
“Can’tyou
reden
talkaboutcropsorsomething?”
I
meinte
meantnothinginparticularby
dieser
thisremark,butitwastaken
auf
upinanunexpectedway.
“Civilization’sgoingtopieces,”broke
aus
outTomviolently.
“I’vegottentobeaterriblepessimistaboutthings.
Haben
HaveyoureadTheRiseoftheColouredEmpiresbythis
mann
manGoddard?”
“Why,no,”Ianswered,
ziemlich
rathersurprisedbyhistone.
“Well,it’s
ein
afinebook,andeverybodyoughtto
lesen
readit.
Theideais
wenn
ifwedon’tlookout
die
thewhiteracewillbe—willbe
völlig
utterlysubmerged.
It’sallscientific
zeug
stuff;
it’sbeenproved.”