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The Great Gatsby | Progressive Translation Books for Indonesian A1 Learners

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I
Inmyyounger
dan
andmorevulnerableyearsmy
ayah
fathergavemesomeadvicethatI’vebeenturningoverinmy
pikiran
mindeversince.
“Wheneveryou
merasa
feellikecriticizinganyone,”hetold
saya
me,“justrememberthatallthepeoplein
ini
thisworldhaven’thadtheadvantagesthatyou’vehad.”
Hedidn’t
mengatakan
sayanymore,butwe’vealwaysbeenunusuallycommunicativeinareserved
cara
way,andIunderstoodthathe
berarti
meantagreatdealmore
dari
thanthat.
Inconsequence,I’minclinedtoreserve
semua
alljudgements,ahabitthathas
membuka
openedupmanycuriousnaturestome
dan
andalsomademethevictimofnota
sedikit
fewveteranbores.
Theabnormal
pikiran
mindisquicktodetect
dan
andattachitselftothisquality
ketika
whenitappearsinanormalperson,
dan
andsoitcameabout
bahwa
thatincollegeIwasunjustlyaccusedofbeingapolitician,
karena
becauseIwasprivytothesecretgriefsofwild,unknownmen.
Sebagian besar
Mostoftheconfidenceswereunsought—frequentlyI
telah
havefeignedsleep,preoccupation,orahostilelevity
ketika
whenIrealizedbysomeunmistakable
tanda
signthatanintimaterevelationwasquiveringonthehorizon;
fortheintimaterevelationsofyoungmen,
atau
oratleastthetermsinwhichtheyexpressthem,areusuallyplagiaristic
dan
andmarredbyobvioussuppressions.
Reservingjudgementsisa
masalah
matterofinfinitehope.
Iam
masih
stillalittleafraidofmissing
sesuatu
somethingifIforgetthat,asmy
ayah
fathersnobbishlysuggested,andIsnobbishlyrepeat,asenseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparcelledoutunequallyatbirth.
Dan
And,afterboastingthiswayofmytolerance,I
datang
cometotheadmissionthatit
memiliki
hasalimit.
Conductmaybefoundedonthe
keras
hardrockorthewetmarshes,
tapi
butafteracertainpointIdon’t
peduli
carewhatit’sfoundedon.
Ketika
WhenIcamebackfromtheEast
lalu
lastautumnIfeltthatI
ingin
wantedtheworldtobeinuniform
dan
andatasortofmoralattentionforever;
I
ingin
wantednomoreriotousexcursions
dengan
withprivilegedglimpsesintothe
manusia
humanheart.
OnlyGatsby,the
orang
manwhogiveshisnameto
ini
thisbook,wasexemptfrommyreaction—Gatsby,whorepresentedeverythingforwhichI
memiliki
haveanunaffectedscorn.
Ifpersonalityisanunbrokenseriesofsuccessfulgestures,then
ada
therewassomethinggorgeousabouthim,
beberapa
someheightenedsensitivitytothepromisesof
kehidupan
life,asifhewererelatedtooneofthoseintricatemachinesthatregisterearthquakes
sepuluh
tenthousandmilesaway.
Thisresponsivenesshadnothingtodo
dengan
withthatflabbyimpressionabilitywhichisdignified
bawah
underthenameofthe“creativetemperament”—itwasanextraordinarygiftfor
harapan
hope,aromanticreadinesssuchasIhave
pernah
neverfoundinanyother
orang
personandwhichitisnotlikelyIshalleverfind
lagi
again.
No—Gatsbyturnedoutallrightattheend;
itiswhatpreyedonGatsby,whatfouldustfloatedinthewakeofhisdreamsthattemporarily
menutup
closedoutmyinterestintheabortivesorrows
dan
andshort-windedelationsofmen.
My
keluarga
familyhavebeenprominent,well-to-do
orang
peopleinthisMiddleWestern
kota
cityforthreegenerations.
TheCarrawaysare
sesuatu
somethingofaclan,andwe
memiliki
haveatraditionthatwe’redescendedfromtheDukesofBuccleuch,
tapi
buttheactualfounderofmy
garis
linewasmygrandfather’sbrother,who
datang
camehereinfifty-one,sentasubstitutetotheCivil
Perang
War,andstartedthewholesalehardware
bisnis
businessthatmyfathercarrieson
hari
today.
Ineversawthisgreat-uncle,
tapi
butI’msupposedtolook
seperti
likehim—withspecialreferencetotheratherhard-boiledpaintingthathangsinfather’s
kantor
office.
IgraduatedfromNewHavenin1915,
hanya
justaquarterofacentury
setelah
aftermyfather,anda
sedikit
littlelaterIparticipatedinthatdelayedTeutonicmigrationknownasthe
Besar
GreatWar.
Ienjoyedthecounter-raidsothoroughly
itu
thatIcamebackrestless.
Insteadofbeing
yang
thewarmcentreofthe
dunia
world,theMiddleWestnowseemed
seperti
liketheraggededgeof
yang
theuniverse—soIdecidedto
pergi
goEastandlearnthebond
bisnis
business.
EverybodyIknewwasin
yang
thebondbusiness,soIsupposedit
bisa
couldsupportonemoresingleman.
Semua
Allmyauntsandunclestalkeditoverasiftheywerechoosingaprep
sekolah
schoolforme,andfinally
mengatakan
said,“Why—ye-es,”withverygrave,hesitantfaces.
Ayah
Fatheragreedtofinancemefora
setahun
year,andaftervariousdelaysI
datang
cameEast,permanently,Ithought,inthespringoftwenty-two.
Thepractical
hal
thingwastofindroomsinthecity,
tetapi
butitwasawarmseason,
dan
andIhadjustlefta
negara
countryofwidelawnsandfriendlytrees,so
ketika
whenayoungmanatthe
kantor
officesuggestedthatwetakea
rumah
housetogetherinacommutingtown,it
terdengar
soundedlikeagreatidea.
He
menemukan
foundthehouse,aweather-beatencardboardbungalowateighty
sebuah
amonth,butatthe
terakhir
lastminutethefirmorderedhimtoWashington,
dan
andIwentoutto
yang
thecountryalone.
Ihad
seorang
adog—atleastIhadhimfor
seorang
afewdaysuntilheranaway—andan
tua
oldDodgeandaFinnish
wanita
woman,whomademybed
dan
andcookedbreakfastandmutteredFinnishwisdomtoherselfovertheelectricstove.
Itwaslonelyfora
sehari
dayorsountilone
pagi
morningsomeman,morerecentlyarrivedthanI,
menghentikan
stoppedmeontheroad.
“HowdoyougettoWestEggvillage?”
he
bertanya
askedhelplessly.
Itoldhim.
Dan
AndasIwalkedonIwaslonely
tidak
nolonger.
Iwasaguide,
seorang
apathfinder,anoriginalsettler.
Hehadcasuallyconferredonmethefreedomoftheneighbourhood.
Dan
Andsowiththesunshine
dan
andthegreatburstsofleavesgrowingonthetrees,justasthingsgrowin
cepat
fastmovies,Ihadthatfamiliarconviction
bahwa
thatlifewasbeginningover
lagi
againwiththesummer.
Therewasso
banyak
muchtoread,forone
hal
thing,andsomuchfinehealthtobepulleddown
keluar
outoftheyoungbreath-giving
udara
air.
Iboughtadozenvolumesonbanking
dan
andcreditandinvestmentsecurities,
dan
andtheystoodonmyshelfinred
dan
andgoldlikenewmoneyfromthemint,
berjanji
promisingtounfoldtheshiningsecretsthat
hanya
onlyMidasandMorganandMaecenas
tahu
knew.
AndIhadthe
tinggi
highintentionofreadingmany
lain
otherbooksbesides.
Iwasratherliteraryincollege—one
tahun
yearIwroteaseriesof
sangat
verysolemnandobviouseditorialsfortheYaleNews—and
sekarang
nowIwasgoingto
membawa
bringbackallsuchthingsintomy
hidup
lifeandbecomeagainthat
paling
mostlimitedofallspecialists,the“well-roundedman.”
Ini
Thisisn’tjustanepigram—lifeis
jauh
muchmoresuccessfullylookedatfromasinglewindow,
setelah
afterall.
Itwasa
masalah
matterofchancethatI
harus
shouldhaverentedahouseinoneofthestrangestcommunitiesinNorthAmerica.
ItwasonthatslenderriotousislandwhichextendsitselfdueeastofNewYork—andwhere
ada
thereare,amongothernaturalcuriosities,
dua
twounusualformationsofland.
Twentymilesfromthe
kota
cityapairofenormouseggs,identicalincontour
dan
andseparatedonlybyacourtesybay,jut
keluar
outintothemostdomesticated
badan
bodyofsaltwaterintheWesternhemisphere,thegreatwetbarnyardofLongIslandSound.
Theyarenot
sempurna
perfectovals—liketheeggintheColumbus
cerita
story,theyarebothcrushedflatatthecontactend—buttheirphysicalresemblance
harus
mustbeasourceofperpetualwondertothegullsthatflyoverhead.
To
yang
thewinglessamoreinterestingphenomenonistheirdissimilarityin
setiap
everyparticularexceptshapeandsize.
I
tinggal
livedatWestEgg,the—well,
yang
thelessfashionableofthetwo,
meskipun
thoughthisisamostsuperficialtagtoexpress
yang
thebizarreandnotalittlesinistercontrast
antara
betweenthem.
Myhousewasattheverytipoftheegg,
hanya
onlyfiftyyardsfromtheSound,
dan
andsqueezedbetweentwohugeplacesthatrentedfortwelve
atau
orfifteenthousandaseason.
Yang
Theoneonmyrightwasacolossalaffairby
apapun
anystandard—itwasafactualimitationof
beberapa
someHôteldeVilleinNormandy,withatoweron
satu
oneside,spankingnewunderathinbeardofrawivy,
dan
andamarbleswimmingpool,
dan
andmorethanfortyacresoflawn
dan
andgarden.
ItwasGatsby’smansion.
Atau
Or,rather,asIdidn’t
tahu
knowMr.Gatsby,itwasamansioninhabitedbyagentlemanofthat
nama
name.
Myownhousewasaneyesore,
tapi
butitwasasmalleyesore,
dan
andithadbeenoverlooked,soI
memiliki
hadaviewofthe
air
water,apartialviewofmyneighbour’slawn,
dan
andtheconsolingproximityofmillionaires—allforeightydollarsamonth.
Across
yang
thecourtesybaythewhitepalacesoffashionableEastEggglittered
sepanjang
alongthewater,andthehistoryof
yang
thesummerreallybeginson
yang
theeveningIdroveover
sana
theretohavedinnerwith
yang
theTomBuchanans.
Daisywasmy
kedua
secondcousinonceremoved,andI’d
tahu
knownTomincollege.
Andjust
setelah
afterthewarIspent
dua
twodayswiththeminChicago.
Herhusband,amongvariousphysicalaccomplishments,hadbeenoneofthe
paling
mostpowerfulendsthatever
bermain
playedfootballatNewHaven—anationalfigureina
cara
way,oneofthosemenwhoreach
seperti
suchanacutelimitedexcellenceattwenty-onethat
segala sesuatu
everythingafterwardsavoursofanticlimax.
Hisfamilywereenormouslywealthy—evenincollegehisfreedom
dengan
withmoneywasamatterforreproach—but
sekarang
nowhe’dleftChicagoand
datang
comeEastinafashion
yang
thatrathertookyourbreathaway:
forinstance,he’d
membawa
broughtdownastringofpoloponiesfromLakeForest.
Itwas
sulit
hardtorealizethata
pria
maninmyowngenerationwaswealthy
cukup
enoughtodothat.
Whythey
datang
cameEastIdon’tknow.
Theyhadspenta
tahun
yearinFrancefornoparticular
alasan
reason,andthendriftedhere
dan
andthereunrestfullywhereverpeople
bermain
playedpoloandwererichtogether.
Ini
Thiswasapermanentmove,saidDaisyoverthetelephone,
tapi
butIdidn’tbelieveit—I
memiliki
hadnosightintoDaisy’s
hati
heart,butIfeltthatTom
akan
woulddriftonforeverseeking,a
sedikit
littlewistfully,forthedramaticturbulenceof
beberapa
someirrecoverablefootballgame.
Andsoit
terjadi
happenedthatonawarmwindyeveningIdroveovertoEastEggto
melihat
seetwooldfriendswhomIscarcely
tahu
knewatall.
Theirhousewas
bahkan
evenmoreelaboratethanIexpected,
sebuah
acheerfulred-and-whiteGeorgianColonialmansion,overlooking
yang
thebay.
Thelawnstartedatthebeach
dan
andrantowardsthefront
pintu
doorforaquarterofamile,jumpingoversundials
dan
andbrickwalksandburninggardens—finally
ketika
whenitreachedthehousedriftingupthe
sisi
sideinbrightvinesasthoughfromthemomentumofitsrun.
The
depan
frontwasbrokenbya
garis
lineofFrenchwindows,glowing
sekarang
nowwithreflectedgoldandwide
terbuka
opentothewarmwindyafternoon,
dan
andTomBuchananinridingclotheswasstandingwithhislegsapartonthe
depan
frontporch.
Hehadchanged
sejak
sincehisNewHavenyears.
Sekarang
Nowhewasasturdystraw-haired
pria
manofthirty,witharather
keras
hardmouthandasuperciliousmanner.
Dua
Twoshiningarroganteyeshadestablisheddominanceoverhisface
dan
andgavehimtheappearanceof
selalu
alwaysleaningaggressivelyforward.
Not
bahkan
eventheeffeminateswankofhisridingclothes
bisa
couldhidetheenormouspowerofthatbody—heseemedtofillthoseglisteningboots
sampai
untilhestrainedthetoplacing,
dan
andyoucouldseeagreatpackofmuscleshifting
ketika
whenhisshouldermovedunderhisthincoat.
Itwasa
tubuh
bodycapableofenormousleverage—acruel
tubuh
body.
Hisspeakingvoice,agruffhuskytenor,addedto
yang
theimpressionoffractiousnessheconveyed.
Ada
Therewasatouchofpaternalcontemptinit,
bahkan
eventowardpeopleheliked—and
ada
thereweremenatNewHaven
yang
whohadhatedhisguts.
“Now,don’t
berpikir
thinkmyopiniononthesemattersisfinal,”heseemedto
mengatakan
say,“justbecauseI’mstronger
dan
andmoreofamanthanyouare.”
Wewereinthe
sama
sameseniorsociety,andwhilewewere
pernah
neverintimateIalwayshadtheimpressionthatheapprovedofme
dan
andwantedmetolikehim
dengan
withsomeharsh,defiantwistfulnessofhis
memiliki
own.
Wetalkedfora
beberapa
fewminutesonthesunnyporch.
“I’vegota
bagus
niceplacehere,”hesaid,hiseyesflashingaboutrestlessly.
Turningmearoundby
satu
onearm,hemovedabroadflat
tangan
handalongthefrontvista,includinginitssweepasunkenItaliangarden,a
setengah
halfacreofdeep,pungentroses,
dan
andasnub-nosedmotorboatthatbumpedthetideoffshore.
“ItbelongedtoDemaine,theoilman.”
Heturnedmearound
lagi
again,politelyandabruptly.
“We’ll
masuk
goinside.”
Wewalkedthrougha
tinggi
highhallwayintoabrightrosy-colouredspace,fragilelyboundinto
yang
thehousebyFrenchwindowsateitherend.
Thewindowswereajar
dan
andgleamingwhiteagainstthefreshgrass
luar
outsidethatseemedtogrowa
sedikit
littlewayintothehouse.
Sebuah
Abreezeblewthroughtheroom,blewcurtainsinat
satu
oneendandoutthe
lain
otherlikepaleflags,twistingthemuptoward
yang
thefrostedwedding-cakeoftheceiling,
dan
andthenrippledoverthewine-colouredrug,
membuat
makingashadowonitaswinddoeson
yang
thesea.
Theonlycompletelystationaryobjectintheroomwasanenormouscouchonwhich
dua
twoyoungwomenwerebuoyedupasthoughuponananchoredballoon.
Theywere
berdua
bothinwhite,andtheirdresseswererippling
dan
andflutteringasiftheyhadjustbeenblown
kembali
backinafterashortflight
sekitar
aroundthehouse.
Imust
telah
havestoodforafewmoments
mendengarkan
listeningtothewhipandsnapofthecurtains
dan
andthegroanofapictureonthewall.
Then
ada
therewasaboomasTomBuchanan
menutup
shuttherearwindowsand
yang
thecaughtwinddiedout
sekitar
abouttheroom,andthecurtains
dan
andtherugsandthe
dua
twoyoungwomenballoonedslowlyto
yang
thefloor.
Theyoungerof
yang
thetwowasastrangertome.
Shewasextended
penuh
fulllengthatherendofthedivan,completelymotionless,
dan
andwithherchinraiseda
sedikit
little,asifshewerebalancing
sesuatu
somethingonitwhichwas
cukup
quitelikelytofall.
Ifshe
melihat
sawmeoutofthecornerofhereyesshegave
tidak
nohintofit—indeed,Iwas
hampir
almostsurprisedintomurmuringanapologyforhavingdisturbedherby
datang
comingin.
Theothergirl,Daisy,madeanattempttorise—sheleanedslightlyforward
dengan
withaconscientiousexpression—thenshelaughed,anabsurd,charminglittlelaugh,
dan
andIlaughedtooand
datang
cameforwardintotheroom.
“I’mp-paralysed
dengan
withhappiness.”
Shelaughedagain,asifshe
mengatakan
saidsomethingverywitty,and
memegang
heldmyhandfora
sesaat
moment,lookingupintomy
wajah
face,promisingthattherewas
tidak
nooneintheworldsheso
banyak
muchwantedtosee.
Thatwasa
cara
wayshehad.
Shehintedinamurmurthatthesurnameofthebalancing
gadis
girlwasBaker.
(I’veheardit
mengatakan
saidthatDaisy’smurmurwas
hanya
onlytomakepeopleleantowardher;
anirrelevantcriticism
yang
thatmadeitnolesscharming.)
Atanyrate,MissBaker’slipsfluttered,shenoddedatme
hampir
almostimperceptibly,andthenquicklytippedherhead
kembali
backagain—theobjectshewasbalancinghadobviouslytottereda
sedikit
littleandgivenhersomethingofafright.
Againa
semacam
sortofapologyarosetomylips.
Hampir
Almostanyexhibitionofcompleteself-sufficiencydrawsastunnedtributefromme.
I
melihat
lookedbackatmycousin,
yang
whobegantoaskmequestionsinherlow,thrillingvoice.
Itwasthe
jenis
kindofvoicethattheearfollowsup
dan
anddown,asifeachspeechisanarrangementofnotesthat
akan
willneverbeplayedagain.
Herfacewassad
dan
andlovelywithbrightthingsinit,brighteyes
dan
andabrightpassionatemouth,
tapi
buttherewasanexcitementinhervoicethatmenwhohadcaredforherfounddifficultto
melupakan
forget:
asingingcompulsion,awhispered“Listen,”a
janji
promisethatshehaddonegay,excitingthingsjustawhilesince
dan
andthatthereweregay,excitingthingshoveringinthe
berikutnya
nexthour.
Itoldher
bagaimana
howIhadstoppedoffinChicagofora
sehari
dayonmywayEast,
dan
andhowadozenpeoplehad
mengirim
senttheirlovethroughme.
“Dotheymissme?”
shecriedecstatically.
“Thewhole
kota
townisdesolate.
Allthecars
memiliki
havetheleftrearwheelpainted
hitam
blackasamourningwreath,
dan
andthere’sapersistentwailall
malam
nightalongthenorthshore.”
“Howgorgeous!
Let’sgo
kembali
back,Tom.
Tomorrow!”
Thensheaddedirrelevantly:
“Yououghtto
melihat
seethebaby.”
“I’dliketo.”
“She’sasleep.
She’s
tiga
threeyearsold.
Haven’tyoueverseenher?”
“Never.”
“Well,yououghtto
melihat
seeher.
She’s—”.
TomBuchanan,whohadbeenhoveringrestlessly
sekitar
abouttheroom,stoppedandrestedhishandonmyshoulder.
“Whatyoudoing,Nick?”
“I’m
seorang
abondman.”
“Whowith?”
Itoldhim.
“Never
mendengar
heardofthem,”heremarkeddecisively.
Ini
Thisannoyedme.
“Youwill,”Iansweredshortly.
“You
akan
willifyoustayintheEast.”
“Oh,I’ll
tinggal
stayintheEast,don’tyouworry,”hesaid,glancingatDaisy
dan
andthenbackatme,asifhewerealertfor
sesuatu
somethingmore.
“I’dbeaGoddamnedfoolto
tinggal
liveanywhereelse.”
Atthis
titik
pointMissBakersaid:
“Absolutely!”
dengan
withsuchsuddennessthatIstarted—itwasthe
pertama
firstwordshehaduttered
sejak
sinceIcameintotheroom.
Evidentlyitsurprisedherasmuchasitdid
saya
me,forsheyawnedand
dengan
withaseriesofrapid,deftmovementsstoodupintotheroom.
“I’mstiff,”shecomplained,“I’vebeenlyingonthatsofaforaslongasIcanremember.”
“Don’tlookatme,”Daisyretorted,“I’vebeentryingtogetyoutoNewYork
sepanjang
allafternoon.”
“No,thanks,”saidMissBakerto
yang
thefourcocktailsjustinfrom
yang
thepantry.
“I’mabsolutelyintraining.”
Herhostlookedatherincredulously.
“Youare!”
He
mengambil
tookdownhisdrinkasifitwereadropinthebottomofaglass.
“Howyouever
mendapatkan
getanythingdoneisbeyondme.”
I
melihat
lookedatMissBaker,wonderingwhatitwasshe“gotdone.”
Ienjoyedlookingather.
Shewas
seorang
aslender,small-breastedgirl,withanerectcarriage,whichsheaccentuatedbythrowingherbodybackwardattheshoulders
seperti
likeayoungcadet.
Hergreysun-strainedeyeslooked
kembali
backatmewithpolitereciprocalcuriosityoutofawan,charming,discontented
wajah
face.
Itoccurredtome
sekarang
nowthatIhadseenher,
atau
orapictureofher,somewhere
sebelumnya
before.
“YouliveinWestEgg,”sheremarkedcontemptuously.
“I
kenal
knowsomebodythere.”
“Idon’t
tahu
knowasingle—”.
“Youmust
tahu
knowGatsby.”
“Gatsby?”
demandedDaisy.
“WhatGatsby?”
Sebelum
BeforeIcouldreplythathewasmyneighbour
makan malam
dinnerwasannounced;
wedginghistensearmimperatively
bawah
undermine,TomBuchanancompelledmefromtheroomasthoughhewere
memindahkan
movingacheckertoanothersquare.
Slenderly,languidly,theirhandssetlightlyontheirhips,the
dua
twoyoungwomenprecededus
keluar
outontoarosy-colouredporch,
terbuka
opentowardthesunset,where
empat
fourcandlesflickeredonthetableinthediminishedwind.
“Whycandles?”
objectedDaisy,frowning.
Shesnappedthemout
dengan
withherfingers.
“Intwoweeksit’llbethelongest
hari
dayintheyear.”
Shelookedatus
semua
allradiantly.
“Doyoualways
menonton
watchforthelongestdayofthe
setahun
yearandthenmissit?
I
selalu
alwayswatchforthelongest
hari
dayintheyearandthenmissit.”
“Weoughtto
merencanakan
plansomething,”yawnedMissBaker,
duduk
sittingdownatthetableasifsheweregettinginto
tidur
bed.
“Allright,”saidDaisy.
“What’llweplan?”
She
berpaling
turnedtomehelplessly:
“Whatdo
orang
peopleplan?”
BeforeIcould
menjawab
answerhereyesfastenedwithanawedexpressiononherlittlefinger.
“Look!”
shecomplained;
“Ihurtit.”
We
semua
alllooked—theknucklewasblack
dan
andblue.
“Youdidit,Tom,”shesaidaccusingly.
“I
tahu
knowyoudidn’tmeanto,
tapi
butyoudiddoit.
That’swhatIgetformarrying
seorang
abruteofaman,
seorang
agreat,big,hulkingphysicalspecimenofa—”.
“I
benci
hatethatword‘hulking,’ ”objectedTomcrossly,“eveninkidding.”
“Hulking,”insistedDaisy.
Kadang
SometimessheandMissBaker
berbicara
talkedatonce,unobtrusivelyand
dengan
withabanteringinconsequencethatwasnever
cukup
quitechatter,thatwasas
sejuk
coolastheirwhitedresses
dan
andtheirimpersonaleyesintheabsenceof
semua
alldesire.
Theywerehere,
dan
andtheyacceptedTomand
saya
me,makingonlyapolitepleasantefforttoentertain
atau
ortobeentertained.
They
tahu
knewthatpresentlydinnerwouldbeover
dan
andalittlelatertheevening
juga
toowouldbeoverandcasuallyputaway.
Itwassharply
berbeda
differentfromtheWest,whereaneveningwashurriedfromphasetophasetowardsitsclose,inacontinuallydisappointedanticipation
atau
orelseinsheernervousdreadofthe
saat
momentitself.
“Youmakeme
merasa
feeluncivilized,Daisy,”Iconfessedonmy
kedua
secondglassofcorkybutratherimpressiveclaret.
“Can’tyou
berbicara
talkaboutcropsorsomething?”
I
bermaksud
meantnothinginparticularby
ini
thisremark,butitwastakenupinanunexpected
cara
way.
“Civilization’sgoingtopieces,”brokeoutTomviolently.
“I’vegottentobeaterriblepessimist
tentang
aboutthings.
HaveyoureadTheRiseoftheColouredEmpiresby
ini
thismanGoddard?”
“Why,no,”Ianswered,rathersurprisedbyhistone.
“Well,it’safine
buku
book,andeverybodyoughttoread
itu
it.
Theideaisifwedon’tlookoutthewhiterace
akan
willbe—willbeutterlysubmerged.
It’s
semua
allscientificstuff;
it’sbeenproved.”