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The Great Gatsby | Progressive Translation Books for Indonesian A1-B2 Students

The Great Gatsby | Progressive Translation Books for Indonesian A1-B2 Students

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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
andalsomademethe
korban
victimofnotafew
veteran
veteranbores.
Theabnormalmindis
cepat
quicktodetectandattachitselfto
ini
thisqualitywhenitappearsinanormalperson,
dan
andsoitcameabout
bahwa
thatincollegeIwasunjustlyaccusedofbeingapolitician,
karena
becauseIwasprivytothe
rahasia
secretgriefsofwild,unknownmen.
Sebagian besar
Mostoftheconfidenceswereunsought—frequentlyI
telah
havefeignedsleep,preoccupation,ora
bermusuhan
hostilelevitywhenIrealizedby
beberapa
someunmistakablesignthatan
intim
intimaterevelationwasquiveringonthe
cakrawala
horizon;
fortheintimaterevelationsofyoungmen,
atau
oratleastthetermsinwhichtheyexpressthem,are
biasanya
usuallyplagiaristicandmarredby
jelas
obvioussuppressions.
Reservingjudgementsisa
masalah
matterofinfinitehope.
Iam
masih
stillalittleafraidofmissing
sesuatu
somethingifIforgetthat,asmy
ayah
fathersnobbishlysuggested,andIsnobbishlyrepeat,a
rasa
senseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparcelledoutunequallyat
lahir
birth.
And,afterboastingthis
cara
wayofmytolerance,I
datang
cometotheadmissionthatit
memiliki
hasalimit.
Conductmaybefoundedonthe
keras
hardrockorthewetmarshes,
tapi
butafteracertainpointIdon’t
peduli
carewhatit’sfoundedon.
Ketika
WhenIcamebackfromthe
Timur
EastlastautumnIfelt
bahwa
thatIwantedtheworldtobein
seragam
uniformandatasortof
moral
moralattentionforever;
Iwanted
tidak
nomoreriotousexcursionswith
istimewa
privilegedglimpsesintothehuman
hati
heart.
OnlyGatsby,themanwho
memberikan
giveshisnametothis
buku
book,wasexemptfrommyreaction—Gatsby,who
mewakili
representedeverythingforwhichI
memiliki
haveanunaffectedscorn.
If
kepribadian
personalityisanunbrokenseriesof
sukses
successfulgestures,thentherewas
sesuatu
somethinggorgeousabouthim,someheightened
sensitivitas
sensitivitytothepromisesof
kehidupan
life,asifhewere
terkait
relatedtooneofthose
rumit
intricatemachinesthatregisterearthquakes
sepuluh
tenthousandmilesaway.
Thisresponsivenesshadnothingtodo
dengan
withthatflabbyimpressionabilitywhichisdignified
bawah
underthenameofthe“creativetemperament”—itwasan
luar biasa
extraordinarygiftforhope,a
romantis
romanticreadinesssuchasIhave
pernah
neverfoundinanyother
orang
personandwhichitisnot
mungkin
likelyIshalleverfind
lagi
again.
No—Gatsbyturnedoutallrightattheend;
itiswhatpreyedonGatsby,whatfoul
debu
dustfloatedinthewakeofhisdreamsthat
sementara
temporarilyclosedoutmyinterestintheabortivesorrows
dan
andshort-windedelationsofmen.
My
keluarga
familyhavebeenprominent,well-to-do
orang
peopleinthisMiddleWestern
kota
cityforthreegenerations.
TheCarrawaysare
sesuatu
somethingofaclan,andwe
memiliki
haveatraditionthatwe’re
turun
descendedfromtheDukesofBuccleuch,
tapi
buttheactualfounderofmy
garis
linewasmygrandfather’sbrother,who
datang
camehereinfifty-one,senta
pengganti
substitutetotheCivilWar,
dan
andstartedthewholesalehardware
bisnis
businessthatmyfathercarrieson
hari
today.
Ineversawthisgreat-uncle,
tapi
butI’msupposedtolook
seperti
likehim—withspecialreferencetothe
agak
ratherhard-boiledpaintingthathangsinfather’s
kantor
office.
IgraduatedfromNewHavenin1915,
hanya
justaquarterofa
abad
centuryaftermyfather,anda
sedikit
littlelaterIparticipatedinthatdelayedTeutonic
migrasi
migrationknownastheGreat
Perang
War.
Ienjoyedthecounter-raidsothoroughly
itu
thatIcamebackrestless.
Insteadofbeing
yang
thewarmcentreofthe
dunia
world,theMiddleWestnow
tampak
seemedliketheraggededgeof
yang
theuniverse—soIdecidedto
pergi
goEastandlearnthe
obligasi
bondbusiness.
EverybodyIknewwasin
yang
thebondbusiness,soI
kira
supposeditcouldsupportone
lagi
moresingleman.
Allmyaunts
dan
andunclestalkeditoverasiftheywere
memilih
choosingaprepschoolforme,
dan
andfinallysaid,“Why—ye-es,”with
sangat
verygrave,hesitantfaces.
Father
setuju
agreedtofinancemefora
setahun
year,andaftervariousdelaysI
datang
cameEast,permanently,Ithought,inthe
musim semi
springoftwenty-two.
Thepractical
hal
thingwastofindroomsinthecity,
tetapi
butitwasawarm
musim
season,andIhadjustlefta
negara
countryofwidelawnsand
ramah
friendlytrees,sowhenayoungmanatthe
kantor
officesuggestedthatwetakea
rumah
housetogetherinacommutingtown,it
terdengar
soundedlikeagreatidea.
He
menemukan
foundthehouse,aweather-beaten
kardus
cardboardbungalowateightya
bulan
month,butatthelast
menit
minutethefirmorderedhimtoWashington,
dan
andIwentoutto
yang
thecountryalone.
Ihad
seorang
adog—atleastIhadhimfor
seorang
afewdaysuntilheranaway—andan
tua
oldDodgeandaFinnish
wanita
woman,whomademybed
dan
andcookedbreakfastandmutteredFinnish
kebijaksanaan
wisdomtoherselfoverthe
listrik
electricstove.
Itwaslonelyfora
sehari
dayorsountilone
pagi
morningsomeman,morerecently
tiba
arrivedthanI,stoppedmeonthe
jalan
road.
“Howdoyougetto
West
WestEggvillage?”
heaskedhelplessly.
Itoldhim.
Dan
AndasIwalkedonIwas
kesepian
lonelynolonger.
Iwas
seorang
aguide,apathfinder,an
asli
originalsettler.
Hehadcasuallyconferredonmethe
kebebasan
freedomoftheneighbourhood.
Andso
dengan
withthesunshineandthe
besar
greatburstsofleavesgrowingonthetrees,justasthings
tumbuh
growinfastmovies,I
memiliki
hadthatfamiliarconvictionthat
hidup
lifewasbeginningoveragain
dengan
withthesummer.
Therewasso
banyak
muchtoread,forone
hal
thing,andsomuchfine
kesehatan
healthtobepulleddown
keluar
outoftheyoungbreath-giving
udara
air.
Iboughtadozenvolumeson
perbankan
bankingandcreditandinvestmentsecurities,
dan
andtheystoodonmy
rak
shelfinredandgold
seperti
likenewmoneyfromthe
mint
mint,promisingtounfoldtheshiningsecretsthat
hanya
onlyMidasandMorganandMaecenas
tahu
knew.
AndIhadthe
tinggi
highintentionofreadingmany
lain
otherbooksbesides.
Iwas
agak
ratherliteraryincollege—oneyearI
menulis
wroteaseriesofverysolemn
dan
andobviouseditorialsfortheYaleNews—and
sekarang
nowIwasgoingto
membawa
bringbackallsuchthingsintomy
hidup
lifeandbecomeagainthat
paling
mostlimitedofallspecialists,the“well-roundedman.”
Ini
Thisisn’tjustanepigram—lifeis
jauh
muchmoresuccessfullylookedatfroma
satu
singlewindow,afterall.
Itwas
sebuah
amatterofchancethatI
harus
shouldhaverentedahouseinoneofthestrangestcommunitiesin
Utara
NorthAmerica.
Itwasonthat
ramping
slenderriotousislandwhichextendsitselfdueeastofNewYork—andwhere
ada
thereare,amongothernaturalcuriosities,
dua
twounusualformationsofland.
Twentymilesfromthe
kota
cityapairofenormouseggs,
identik
identicalincontourandseparated
hanya
onlybyacourtesybay,jut
keluar
outintothemostdomesticated
badan
bodyofsaltwaterinthe
Barat
Westernhemisphere,thegreatwetbarnyardofLongIslandSound.
Theyarenot
sempurna
perfectovals—liketheeggintheColumbus
cerita
story,theyarebothcrushed
rata
flatatthecontactend—buttheir
fisik
physicalresemblancemustbea
sumber
sourceofperpetualwondertothegullsthat
terbang
flyoverhead.
Tothewinglessa
lebih
moreinterestingphenomenonistheirdissimilarityin
setiap
everyparticularexceptshapeand
ukuran
size.
IlivedatWestEgg,the—well,
yang
thelessfashionableofthetwo,
meskipun
thoughthisisamost
dangkal
superficialtagtoexpressthe
aneh
bizarreandnotalittle
menyeramkan
sinistercontrastbetweenthem.
My
rumah
housewasatthevery
ujung
tipoftheegg,onlyfiftyyardsfromtheSound,
dan
andsqueezedbetweentwohugeplacesthatrentedfortwelve
atau
orfifteenthousandaseason.
Yang
Theoneonmyrightwasa
kolosal
colossalaffairbyanystandard—itwasafactual
tiruan
imitationofsomeHôteldeVilleinNormandy,witha
menara
towerononeside,spanking
baru
newunderathinbeardof
mentah
rawivy,andamarbleswimmingpool,
dan
andmorethanfortyacresof
rumput
lawnandgarden.
ItwasGatsby’s
mansion
mansion.
Or,rather,asIdidn’t
tahu
knowMr.Gatsby,itwasamansioninhabitedbya
pria
gentlemanofthatname.
My
memiliki
ownhousewasaneyesore,
tapi
butitwasasmalleyesore,
dan
andithadbeenoverlooked,soI
memiliki
hadaviewofthe
air
water,apartialviewofmyneighbour’slawn,
dan
andtheconsolingproximityofmillionaires—allforeightydollarsa
sebulan
month.
Acrossthecourtesybay
yang
thewhitepalacesoffashionableEastEggglittered
sepanjang
alongthewater,andthe
sejarah
historyofthesummerreallybeginson
yang
theeveningIdroveover
sana
theretohavedinnerwith
yang
theTomBuchanans.
Daisywasmy
kedua
secondcousinonceremoved,andI’d
tahu
knownTomincollege.
Andjust
setelah
afterthewarIspent
dua
twodayswiththeminChicago.
Herhusband,
antara
amongvariousphysicalaccomplishments,hadbeenoneofthe
paling
mostpowerfulendsthatever
bermain
playedfootballatNewHaven—a
nasional
nationalfigureinaway,oneofthosemenwho
mencapai
reachsuchanacutelimited
keunggulan
excellenceattwenty-onethateverythingafterwardsavoursofanticlimax.
Hisfamilywereenormouslywealthy—evenin
perguruan tinggi
collegehisfreedomwithmoneywasa
masalah
matterforreproach—butnowhe’d
meninggalkan
leftChicagoandcomeEastinafashion
yang
thatrathertookyourbreathaway:
for
misalnya
instance,he’dbroughtdownastringofpoloponiesfromLakeForest.
Itwas
sulit
hardtorealizethata
pria
maninmyowngenerationwas
kaya
wealthyenoughtodothat.
Mengapa
WhytheycameEastIdon’t
tahu
know.
Theyhadspenta
tahun
yearinFranceforno
khusus
particularreason,andthendrifted
sini
hereandthereunrestfullywherever
orang
peopleplayedpoloandwere
kaya
richtogether.
Thiswasa
permanen
permanentmove,saidDaisyoverthe
telepon
telephone,butIdidn’tbelieveit—I
memiliki
hadnosightintoDaisy’s
hati
heart,butIfeltthatTom
akan
woulddriftonforeverseeking,a
sedikit
littlewistfully,forthedramaticturbulenceof
beberapa
someirrecoverablefootballgame.
Andsoit
terjadi
happenedthatonawarm
berangin
windyeveningIdroveovertoEastEggto
melihat
seetwooldfriendswhomI
hampir
scarcelyknewatall.
Their
rumah
housewasevenmoreelaborate
dari
thanIexpected,acheerfulred-and-whiteGeorgian
Kolonial
Colonialmansion,overlookingthebay.
The
rumput
lawnstartedatthebeach
dan
andrantowardsthefront
pintu
doorforaquarterofa
mil
mile,jumpingoversundialsandbrick
berjalan
walksandburninggardens—finallywhenit
mencapai
reachedthehousedriftingupthe
sisi
sideinbrightvinesasthoughfromthemomentumofitsrun.
The
depan
frontwasbrokenbya
garis
lineofFrenchwindows,glowing
sekarang
nowwithreflectedgoldand
lebar
wideopentothewarm
berangin
windyafternoon,andTomBuchananinriding
pakaian
clotheswasstandingwithhislegs
terpisah
apartonthefrontporch.
Hehad
berubah
changedsincehisNewHavenyears.
Sekarang
Nowhewasasturdystraw-haired
pria
manofthirty,witha
agak
ratherhardmouthandasupercilious
sikap
manner.
Twoshiningarroganteyeshadestablisheddominanceoverhisface
dan
andgavehimtheappearanceof
selalu
alwaysleaningaggressivelyforward.
Not
bahkan
eventheeffeminateswankofhisriding
pakaian
clothescouldhidetheenormous
kekuatan
powerofthatbody—heseemedto
mengisi
fillthoseglisteningbootsuntilhestrainedthe
atas
toplacing,andyoucould
melihat
seeagreatpackof
otot
muscleshiftingwhenhisshoulder
bergerak
movedunderhisthincoat.
Itwasa
tubuh
bodycapableofenormousleverage—a
kejam
cruelbody.
Hisspeakingvoice,agruff
husky
huskytenor,addedtothe
kesan
impressionoffractiousnessheconveyed.
Ada
Therewasatouchofpaternal
penghinaan
contemptinit,eventowardpeopleheliked—and
ada
thereweremenatNewHaven
yang
whohadhatedhisguts.
“Now,don’t
berpikir
thinkmyopiniononthesemattersisfinal,”heseemedto
mengatakan
say,“justbecauseI’mstronger
dan
andmoreofamanthanyouare.”
Wewereinthe
sama
sameseniorsociety,andwhilewewere
pernah
neverintimateIalwayshadthe
kesan
impressionthatheapprovedofme
dan
andwantedmetolikehim
dengan
withsomeharsh,defiantwistfulnessofhis
memiliki
own.
Wetalkedfora
beberapa
fewminutesonthesunnyporch.
“I’vegota
bagus
niceplacehere,”hesaid,hiseyesflashingaboutrestlessly.
Turningmearoundby
satu
onearm,hemoveda
lebar
broadflathandalongthe
depan
frontvista,includinginits
menyapu
sweepasunkenItaliangarden,a
setengah
halfacreofdeep,pungentroses,
dan
andasnub-nosedmotorboatthatbumpedthe
pasang
tideoffshore.
“ItbelongedtoDemaine,theoilman.”
Heturnedmearound
lagi
again,politelyandabruptly.
“We’ll
masuk
goinside.”
Wewalkedthrougha
tinggi
highhallwayintoabrightrosy-coloured
ruang
space,fragilelyboundintothe
rumah
housebyFrenchwindowsateitherend.
Thewindowswereajar
dan
andgleamingwhiteagainstthe
segar
freshgrassoutsidethatseemedto
tumbuh
growalittlewayintothe
rumah
house.
Abreezeblewthrough
yang
theroom,blewcurtainsinat
satu
oneendandoutthe
lain
otherlikepaleflags,twistingthemuptoward
yang
thefrostedwedding-cakeofthe
langit
ceiling,andthenrippledover
yang
thewine-colouredrug,makinga
bayangan
shadowonitaswinddoeson
yang
thesea.
Theonlycompletelystationary
benda
objectintheroomwasan
besar
enormouscouchonwhichtwo
muda
youngwomenwerebuoyedupasthoughuponananchored
balon
balloon.
Theywerebothin
putih
white,andtheirdresseswererippling
dan
andflutteringasiftheyhadjustbeenblown
kembali
backinafterashort
penerbangan
flightaroundthehouse.
Imust
telah
havestoodforafewmoments
mendengarkan
listeningtothewhipand
snap
snapofthecurtainsandthegroanofa
gambar
pictureonthewall.
Then
ada
therewasaboomasTomBuchanan
menutup
shuttherearwindowsand
yang
thecaughtwinddiedout
sekitar
abouttheroom,andthecurtains
dan
andtherugsandthe
dua
twoyoungwomenballoonedslowlyto
yang
thefloor.
Theyoungerof
yang
thetwowasastrangertome.
Shewasextended
penuh
fulllengthatherendofthedivan,
benar
completelymotionless,andwithherchinraiseda
sedikit
little,asifshewere
menyeimbangkan
balancingsomethingonitwhichwas
cukup
quitelikelytofall.
Ifshe
melihat
sawmeoutofthe
sudut
cornerofhereyesshegave
tidak
nohintofit—indeed,Iwas
hampir
almostsurprisedintomurmuringanapologyforhaving
mengganggu
disturbedherbycomingin.
Yang
Theothergirl,Daisy,madean
mencoba
attempttorise—sheleanedslightlyforward
dengan
withaconscientiousexpression—thenshelaughed,anabsurd,
menawan
charminglittlelaugh,andIlaughed
juga
tooandcameforwardinto
yang
theroom.
“I’mp-paralysedwithhappiness.”
Shelaughed
lagi
again,asifshesaid
sesuatu
somethingverywitty,andheldmy
tangan
handforamoment,lookingupintomy
wajah
face,promisingthattherewas
tidak
nooneintheworldsheso
banyak
muchwantedtosee.
Thatwasa
cara
wayshehad.
Shehintedinamurmurthatthe
nama
surnameofthebalancinggirlwas
Baker
Baker.
(I’vehearditsaid
bahwa
thatDaisy’smurmurwasonlyto
membuat
makepeopleleantowardher;
anirrelevant
kritik
criticismthatmadeitno
kurang
lesscharming.)
Atanyrate,MissBaker’slipsfluttered,shenoddedatme
hampir
almostimperceptibly,andthenquicklytippedherhead
kembali
backagain—theobjectshewasbalancinghad
jelas
obviouslytotteredalittleandgivenher
sesuatu
somethingofafright.
Againa
semacam
sortofapologyarosetomylips.
Hampir
Almostanyexhibitionofcompleteself-sufficiency
menarik
drawsastunnedtributefromme.
I
melihat
lookedbackatmycousin,
yang
whobegantoaskmequestionsinher
rendah
low,thrillingvoice.
Itwasthe
jenis
kindofvoicethatthe
telinga
earfollowsupanddown,asif
setiap
eachspeechisanarrangementofnotesthat
akan
willneverbeplayedagain.
Herfacewas
sedih
sadandlovelywithbrightthingsinit,
cerah
brighteyesandabrightpassionate
mulut
mouth,buttherewasan
kegembiraan
excitementinhervoicethatmenwhohadcaredforherfound
sulit
difficulttoforget:
asingingcompulsion,awhispered“Listen,”a
janji
promisethatshehaddone
gay
gay,excitingthingsjustawhilesince
dan
andthatthereweregay,
menarik
excitingthingshoveringinthe
berikutnya
nexthour.
Itoldher
bagaimana
howIhadstoppedoffinChicagofora
sehari
dayonmywayEast,
dan
andhowadozenpeoplehad
mengirim
senttheirlovethroughme.
“Dotheymissme?”
she
menangis
criedecstatically.
“Thewholetownisdesolate.
All
yang
thecarshavetheleft
belakang
rearwheelpaintedblackasamourning
karangan bunga
wreath,andthere’sapersistentwailall
malam
nightalongthenorthshore.”
“How
indah
gorgeous!
Let’sgoback,Tom.
Tomorrow!”
Thenshe
menambahkan
addedirrelevantly:
“Yououghtto
melihat
seethebaby.”
“I’dliketo.”
“She’s
tidur
asleep.
She’sthreeyearsold.
Haven’tyoueverseenher?”
“Never.”
“Well,yououghtto
melihat
seeher.
She’s—”.
TomBuchanan,whohadbeenhoveringrestlessly
sekitar
abouttheroom,stoppedandrestedhishandonmy
bahu
shoulder.
“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,glancingat
Daisy
Daisyandthenbackat
padaku
me,asifhewere
waspada
alertforsomethingmore.
“I’dbeaGod
terkutuk
damnedfooltoliveanywhereelse.”
At
ini
thispointMissBakersaid:
“Absolutely!”
dengan
withsuchsuddennessthatIstarted—itwasthe
pertama
firstwordshehaduttered
sejak
sinceIcameintotheroom.
Jelas
Evidentlyitsurprisedherasmuchasitdid
saya
me,forsheyawnedand
dengan
withaseriesofrapid,deftmovementsstoodupintotheroom.
“I’mstiff,”she
mengeluh
complained,“I’vebeenlyingonthat
sofa
sofaforaslongasIcanremember.”
“Don’tlookatme,”
Daisy
Daisyretorted,“I’vebeentryingtogetyoutoNewYork
sepanjang
allafternoon.”
“No,thanks,”saidMiss
Baker
Bakertothefourcocktailsjustinfrom
yang
thepantry.
“I’mabsolutelyintraining.”
Herhostlookedatherincredulously.
“Youare!”
He
mengambil
tookdownhisdrinkasifitwereadropinthebottomofa
gelas
glass.
“Howyoueverget
apa
anythingdoneisbeyondme.”
I
melihat
lookedatMissBaker,wonderingwhatitwasshe“gotdone.”
I
menikmati
enjoyedlookingather.
Shewas
seorang
aslender,small-breastedgirl,withan
tegak
erectcarriage,whichsheaccentuatedby
melemparkan
throwingherbodybackwardattheshoulders
seperti
likeayoungcadet.
Her
abu
greysun-strainedeyeslookedbackatme
dengan
withpolitereciprocalcuriosityoutofawan,
menawan
charming,discontentedface.
Itoccurredtome
sekarang
nowthatIhadseenher,
atau
orapictureofher,somewhere
sebelumnya
before.
“YouliveinWestEgg,”sheremarkedcontemptuously.
“I
kenal
knowsomebodythere.”
“Idon’t
tahu
knowasingle—”.
“Youmust
tahu
knowGatsby.”
“Gatsby?”
demandedDaisy.
“WhatGatsby?”
Sebelum
BeforeIcouldreplythathewasmy
tetangga
neighbourdinnerwasannounced;
wedginghistense
lengan
armimperativelyundermine,TomBuchanan
memaksa
compelledmefromtheroomasthoughhewere
memindahkan
movingacheckertoanothersquare.
Slenderly,languidly,theirhandsset
ringan
lightlyontheirhips,the
dua
twoyoungwomenprecededus
keluar
outontoarosy-colouredporch,
terbuka
opentowardthesunset,where
empat
fourcandlesflickeredonthe
meja
tableinthediminishedwind.
“Whycandles?”
objected
Daisy
Daisy,frowning.
Shesnappedthemout
dengan
withherfingers.
“Intwoweeksit’llbethe
terpanjang
longestdayintheyear.”
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
answerhereyesfastenedwithanawed
ekspresi
expressiononherlittlefinger.
“Look!”
she
mengeluh
complained;
“Ihurtit.”
We
semua
alllooked—theknucklewasblack
dan
andblue.
“Youdidit,Tom,”shesaidaccusingly.
“I
tahu
knowyoudidn’tmeanto,
tapi
butyoudiddoit.
That’swhatIgetformarrying
seorang
abruteofaman,
seorang
agreat,big,hulkingphysical
spesimen
specimenofa—”.
“Ihate
itu
thatword‘hulking,’ ”objectedTomcrossly,“eveninkidding.”
“Hulking,”
bersikeras
insistedDaisy.
SometimessheandMiss
Baker
Bakertalkedatonce,unobtrusively
dan
andwithabanteringinconsequencethatwasnever
cukup
quitechatter,thatwasas
sejuk
coolastheirwhitedresses
dan
andtheirimpersonaleyesintheabsenceof
semua
alldesire.
Theywerehere,
dan
andtheyacceptedTomand
saya
me,makingonlyapolite
menyenangkan
pleasantefforttoentertainortobe
menghibur
entertained.
Theyknewthatpresently
makan malam
dinnerwouldbeoveranda
sedikit
littlelatertheeveningtoo
akan
wouldbeoverandcasuallyputaway.
Itwassharply
berbeda
differentfromtheWest,wherean
malam
eveningwashurriedfromphaseto
fase
phasetowardsitsclose,inacontinually
kecewa
disappointedanticipationorelseinsheer
saraf
nervousdreadofthemomentitself.
“Youmakeme
merasa
feeluncivilized,Daisy,”Iconfessedonmy
kedua
secondglassofcorkybut
agak
ratherimpressiveclaret.
“Can’tyou
berbicara
talkaboutcropsorsomething?”
I
bermaksud
meantnothinginparticularby
ini
thisremark,butitwastakenupinan
terduga
unexpectedway.
“Civilization’sgoingtopieces,”brokeoutTom
keras
violently.
“I’vegottentobea
mengerikan
terriblepessimistaboutthings.
Haveyou
membaca
readTheRiseoftheColouredEmpiresby
ini
thismanGoddard?”
“Why,no,”Ianswered,
agak
rathersurprisedbyhistone.
“Well,it’safine
buku
book,andeverybodyoughttoread
itu
it.
Theideaisifwedon’tlookoutthewhite
ras
racewillbe—willbeutterlysubmerged.
It’s
semua
allscientificstuff;
it’sbeenproved.”