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

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I
Inmyyounger
e
andmorevulnerableyearsmy
padre
fathergavemesomeadvice
che
thatI’vebeenturningoverinmy
mente
mindeversince.
“Wheneveryoufeellike
criticare
criticizinganyone,”hetoldme,“justremember
che
thatallthepeoplein
questo
thisworldhaven’thadtheadvantages
che
thatyou’vehad.”
Hedidn’t
detto
sayanymore,butwe’ve
sempre
alwaysbeenunusuallycommunicativeina
riservato
reservedway,andIunderstoodthathe
detto
meantagreatdealmorethanthat.
Inconsequence,I’minclinedto
riservare
reservealljudgements,ahabit
che
thathasopenedupmanycuriousnaturestome
e
andalsomademethe
vittima
victimofnotafewveteranbores.
The
anormale
abnormalmindisquickto
rilevare
detectandattachitselfto
questa
thisqualitywhenitappearsina
normale
normalperson,andsoitcameabout
che
thatincollegeIwasunjustly
accusato
accusedofbeingapolitician,
perché
becauseIwasprivytothesecretgriefsofwild,unknownmen.
Maggior parte
Mostoftheconfidenceswereunsought—frequentlyI
ho
havefeignedsleep,preoccupation,ora
ostile
hostilelevitywhenIrealizedby
qualche
someunmistakablesignthatanintimate
rivelazione
revelationwasquiveringonthehorizon;
fortheintimaterevelationsof
giovani
youngmen,oratleastthetermsin
cui
whichtheyexpressthem,areusuallyplagiaristic
e
andmarredbyobvioussuppressions.
Reservingjudgementsis
una
amatterofinfinitehope.
Iam
ancora
stillalittleafraidof
perdere
missingsomethingifIforget
che
that,asmyfathersnobbishly
suggerito
suggested,andIsnobbishlyrepeat,
un
asenseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparcelledoutunequallyat
nascita
birth.
And,afterboastingthis
modo
wayofmytolerance,Icometotheadmission
che
thatithasalimit.
Condotta
Conductmaybefoundedon
la
thehardrockorthewetmarshes,
ma
butafteracertainpointIdon’tcarewhatit’sfounded
su
on.
WhenIcamebackfrom
il
theEastlastautumnI
sentito
feltthatIwantedthe
mondo
worldtobeinuniform
e
andatasortof
morale
moralattentionforever;
Iwanted
non
nomoreriotousexcursionswithprivilegedglimpsesintothe
umano
humanheart.
OnlyGatsby,themanwho
dà
giveshisnametothis
libro
book,wasexemptfrommyreaction—Gatsby,who
rappresentava
representedeverythingforwhichI
ho
haveanunaffectedscorn.
If
personalità
personalityisanunbrokenseriesof
di successo
successfulgestures,thentherewas
qualcosa
somethinggorgeousabouthim,someheightened
sensibilità
sensitivitytothepromisesof
vita
life,asifhewere
imparentato
relatedtooneofthoseintricatemachines
che
thatregisterearthquakestenthousandmilesaway.
Questa
Thisresponsivenesshadnothingto
fare
dowiththatflabbyimpressionabilitywhichisdignified
sotto
underthenameofthe“creativetemperament”—itwasan
straordinario
extraordinarygiftforhope,aromanticreadinesssuchasIhaveneverfoundinanyotherperson
e
andwhichitisnot
probabile
likelyIshalleverfindagain.
No—Gatsbyturnedout
tutto
allrightattheend;
itiswhatpreyedonGatsby,whatfoul
polvere
dustfloatedinthewakeofhisdreams
che
thattemporarilyclosedoutmy
interesse
interestintheabortivesorrows
e
andshort-windedelationsofmen.
My
famiglia
familyhavebeenprominent,well-to-dopeoplein
questa
thisMiddleWesterncityfor
tre
threegenerations.
TheCarrawaysaresomethingofa
clan
clan,andwehavea
tradizione
traditionthatwe’redescendedfromtheDukesofBuccleuch,
ma
buttheactualfounderofmy
linea
linewasmygrandfather’sbrother,who
venne
camehereinfifty-one,senta
sostituto
substitutetotheCivilWar,
e
andstartedthewholesalehardwarebusinessthatmy
padre
fathercarriesontoday.
Inever
visto
sawthisgreat-uncle,butI’msupposedtolooklikehim—with
particolare
specialreferencetotheratherhard-boiled
dipinto
paintingthathangsinfather’soffice.
I
laureato
graduatedfromNewHavenin1915,
appena
justaquarterofa
secolo
centuryaftermyfather,and
un
alittlelaterIparticipatedinthatdelayedTeutonic
migrazione
migrationknownastheGreat
Guerra
War.
Ienjoyedthecounter-raidsothoroughly
che
thatIcamebackrestless.
Invece
Insteadofbeingthewarmcentreof
il
theworld,theMiddleWest
ora
nowseemedliketheraggededgeof
il
theuniverse—soIdecidedto
andare
goEastandlearnthebondbusiness.
Tutti
EverybodyIknewwasinthebond
affari
business,soIsupposeditcould
sostenere
supportonemoresingleman.
Tutte
Allmyauntsanduncles
parlarono
talkeditoverasiftheywere
scegliendo
choosingaprepschoolfor
me
me,andfinallysaid,“Why—ye-es,”withverygrave,hesitantfaces.
Padre
Fatheragreedtofinancemefor
un
ayear,andaftervariousdelaysI
venni
cameEast,permanently,Ithought,inthe
primavera
springoftwenty-two.
Thepractical
cosa
thingwastofindroomsinthecity,
ma
butitwasawarm
stagione
season,andIhadjust
lasciato
leftacountryofwidelawns
e
andfriendlytrees,sowhena
giovane
youngmanattheoffice
suggerì
suggestedthatwetakea
casa
housetogetherinacommutingtown,it
sembrava
soundedlikeagreatidea.
He
trovò
foundthehouse,aweather-beaten
cartone
cardboardbungalowateightya
mese
month,butatthelast
minuto
minutethefirmorderedhimtoWashington,
e
andIwentoutto
la
thecountryalone.
Ihadadog—at
almeno
leastIhadhimfora
qualche
fewdaysuntilheranaway—andan
vecchio
oldDodgeandaFinnish
donna
woman,whomademybed
e
andcookedbreakfastandmutteredFinnish
saggezza
wisdomtoherselfovertheelectric
stufa
stove.
Itwaslonelyfora
giorno
dayorsountilone
mattina
morningsomeman,morerecently
arrivato
arrivedthanI,stoppedmeonthe
strada
road.
“HowdoyougettoWestEggvillage?”
he
chiese
askedhelplessly.
Itoldhim.
E
AndasIwalkedonIwas
solo
lonelynolonger.
Iwasa
guida
guide,apathfinder,anoriginalsettler.
He
aveva
hadcasuallyconferredonme
la
thefreedomoftheneighbourhood.
E
Andsowiththesunshine
e
andthegreatburstsofleaves
crescono
growingonthetrees,justasthings
crescono
growinfastmovies,I
avevo
hadthatfamiliarconvictionthat
vita
lifewasbeginningoveragainwiththesummer.
Therewassomuchto
leggere
read,foronething,andsomuchfine
salute
healthtobepulleddownoutof
il
theyoungbreath-givingair.
I
comprai
boughtadozenvolumesonbanking
e
andcreditandinvestmentsecurities,
e
andtheystoodonmy
scaffale
shelfinredandgold
come
likenewmoneyfromthe
zecca
mint,promisingtounfoldtheshiningsecrets
che
thatonlyMidasandMorgan
e
andMaecenasknew.
AndI
avevo
hadthehighintentionof
leggere
readingmanyotherbooksbesides.
Iwas
piuttosto
ratherliteraryincollege—oneyearI
scritto
wroteaseriesofverysolemn
e
andobviouseditorialsfortheYaleNews—and
ora
nowIwasgoingtobringbackallsuchthingsintomy
vita
lifeandbecomeagainthat
più
mostlimitedofallspecialists,
il
the“well-roundedman.”
Thisisn’t
solo
justanepigram—lifeismuch
più
moresuccessfullylookedatfromasingle
finestra
window,afterall.
Itwasa
questione
matterofchancethatIshould
avessi
haverentedahouseinoneofthestrangestcommunitiesin
Nord
NorthAmerica.
Itwasonthatslenderriotous
isola
islandwhichextendsitselfdue
est
eastofNewYork—andwhere
ci
thereare,amongothernaturalcuriosities,
due
twounusualformationsofland.
Twentymilesfrom
il
thecityapairofenormouseggs,identicalincontour
e
andseparatedonlybya
cortesia
courtesybay,jutoutinto
il
themostdomesticatedbodyofsalt
acqua
waterintheWesternhemisphere,
il
thegreatwetbarnyardofLongIslandSound.
Theyarenotperfectovals—liketheeggintheColumbus
storia
story,theyarebothcrushed
piatto
flatatthecontactend—buttheirphysical
somiglianza
resemblancemustbeasourceofperpetual
meraviglia
wondertothegullsthat
volano
flyoverhead.
Tothewingless
un
amoreinterestingphenomenonistheirdissimilarityin
ogni
everyparticularexceptshapeandsize.
I
vivevo
livedatWestEgg,the—well,
il
thelessfashionableofthe
due
two,thoughthisisa
più
mostsuperficialtagtoexpress
il
thebizarreandnotalittlesinister
contrasto
contrastbetweenthem.
Myhousewasat
la
theverytipoftheegg,onlyfiftyyardsfrom
la
theSound,andsqueezedbetween
due
twohugeplacesthatrentedfortwelve
o
orfifteenthousandaseason.
Theoneonmy
destra
rightwasacolossalaffairby
qualsiasi
anystandard—itwasafactualimitationofsomeHôteldeVilleinNormandy,witha
torre
towerononeside,spankingnew
sotto
underathinbeardofraw
edera
ivy,andamarbleswimming
piscina
pool,andmorethanfortyacresof
prato
lawnandgarden.
ItwasGatsby’s
palazzo
mansion.
Or,rather,asIdidn’tknowMr.Gatsby,itwas
un
amansioninhabitedbya
gentiluomo
gentlemanofthatname.
Myown
casa
housewasaneyesore,butitwasasmalleyesore,
e
andithadbeenoverlooked,soI
avevo
hadaviewofthewater,a
parziale
partialviewofmyneighbour’s
prato
lawn,andtheconsolingproximityofmillionaires—allforeightydollarsa
mese
month.
Acrossthecourtesybaythewhitepalacesof
alla moda
fashionableEastEggglitteredalongthewater,
e
andthehistoryofthesummer
davvero
reallybeginsontheeveningIdroveovertheretohave
cena
dinnerwiththeTomBuchanans.
Daisywasmysecondcousinonceremoved,
e
andI’dknownTomin
college
college.
Andjustafterthe
guerra
warIspenttwodayswiththeminChicago.
Her
marito
husband,amongvariousphysicalaccomplishments,
abbiano
hadbeenoneofthe
più
mostpowerfulendsthatever
giocato
playedfootballatNewHaven—a
nazionale
nationalfigureinaway,oneofthosemenwho
raggiungono
reachsuchanacutelimitedexcellenceattwenty-onethat
tutto
everythingafterwardsavoursofanticlimax.
His
famiglia
familywereenormouslywealthy—evenin
college
collegehisfreedomwithmoneywasa
questione
matterforreproach—butnowhe’d
lasciato
leftChicagoandcomeEastinafashion
che
thatrathertookyourbreathaway:
for
esempio
instance,he’dbroughtdownastringofpoloponiesfromLakeForest.
Itwas
difficile
hardtorealizethata
uomo
maninmyowngenerationwas
ricco
wealthyenoughtodothat.
Whythey
venuti
cameEastIdon’tknow.
They
avevano
hadspentayearinFranceforno
particolare
particularreason,andthendrifted
qui
hereandthereunrestfullywhereverpeople
giocasse
playedpoloandwererich
insieme
together.
Thiswasapermanent
mossa
move,saidDaisyoverthe
telefono
telephone,butIdidn’tbelieveit—I
avevo
hadnosightintoDaisy’s
cuore
heart,butIfeltthatTomwould
deriva
driftonforeverseeking,alittlewistfully,for
la
thedramaticturbulenceofsomeirrecoverablefootballgame.
E
Andsoithappenedthaton
una
awarmwindyeveningIdroveovertoEastEggtosee
due
twooldfriendswhomIscarcelyknewatall.
Their
casa
housewasevenmoreelaboratethanIexpected,
un
acheerfulred-and-whiteGeorgianColonial
palazzo
mansion,overlookingthebay.
The
prato
lawnstartedatthebeach
e
andrantowardsthefront
porta
doorforaquarterof
un
amile,jumpingoversundials
e
andbrickwalksandburninggardens—finally
quando
whenitreachedthehousedrifting
su per
upthesideinbrightvinesasthoughfromthemomentumofitsrun.
The
anteriore
frontwasbrokenbyalineofFrenchwindows,glowing
ora
nowwithreflectedgoldandwideopentothe
caldo
warmwindyafternoon,andTomBuchananinriding
abiti
clotheswasstandingwithhislegsapartonthe
anteriore
frontporch.
HehadchangedsincehisNewHavenyears.
Ora
Nowhewasasturdystraw-haired
uomo
manofthirty,witha
piuttosto
ratherhardmouthandasupercilious
modo
manner.
Twoshiningarroganteyes
avevano
hadestablisheddominanceoverhis
viso
faceandgavehimtheappearanceof
sempre
alwaysleaningaggressivelyforward.
Not
nemmeno
eventheeffeminateswankofhisriding
vestiti
clothescouldhidetheenormouspowerofthatbody—he
sembrava
seemedtofillthoseglisteningbootsuntilhestrainedthe
superiore
toplacing,andyoucould
vedere
seeagreatpackofmuscleshifting
quando
whenhisshouldermovedunderhis
sottile
thincoat.
Itwasa
corpo
bodycapableofenormousleverage—a
crudele
cruelbody.
Hisspeakingvoice,
un
agruffhuskytenor,addedto
la
theimpressionoffractiousnesshe
trasmetteva
conveyed.
Therewasatouchofpaternal
disprezzo
contemptinit,eventoward
persone
peopleheliked—andthereweremenatNewHaven
che
whohadhatedhisguts.
“Now,don’t
pensare
thinkmyopiniononthesemattersisfinal,”he
sembrava
seemedtosay,“justbecauseI’m
forte
strongerandmoreofa
uomo
manthanyouare.”
Wewereinthesameseniorsociety,
e
andwhilewewereneverintimateI
sempre
alwayshadtheimpressionthathe
approvasse
approvedofmeandwantedmetolikehimwithsomeharsh,defiantwistfulnessofhisown.
We
parlato
talkedforafewminutesonthe
soleggiato
sunnyporch.
“I’vegotanice
posto
placehere,”hesaid,hiseyesflashingaboutrestlessly.
Turningmearoundbyone
braccio
arm,hemovedabroadflat
mano
handalongthefrontvista,includinginits
spazzata
sweepasunkenItaliangarden,a
mezzo
halfacreofdeep,pungentroses,
e
andasnub-nosedmotorboatthatbumpedthe
marea
tideoffshore.
“ItbelongedtoDemaine,the
petrolio
oilman.”
Heturnedmearound
di nuovo
again,politelyandabruptly.
“We’llgoinside.”
We
camminammo
walkedthroughahighhallwayinto
un
abrightrosy-colouredspace,fragilely
legato
boundintothehousebyFrenchwindowsateitherend.
Thewindowswereajar
e
andgleamingwhiteagainstthefreshgrass
fuori
outsidethatseemedtogrow
un
alittlewayintothe
casa
house.
Abreezeblewthroughtheroom,
soffiava
blewcurtainsinatoneend
e
andouttheotherlikepaleflags,twistingthemup
verso
towardthefrostedwedding-cakeofthe
soffitto
ceiling,andthenrippledoverthewine-coloured
tappeto
rug,makingashadowonitas
vento
winddoesonthesea.
Theonly
completamente
completelystationaryobjectintheroomwas
un
anenormouscouchonwhich
due
twoyoungwomenwerebuoyedupasthoughupon
un
ananchoredballoon.
Theywere
entrambe
bothinwhite,andtheirdresseswererippling
e
andflutteringasiftheyhad
appena
justbeenblownbackin
dopo
afterashortflightaround
i
thehouse.
Imusthavestoodfor
un
afewmomentslisteningto
il
thewhipandsnapof
il
thecurtainsandthegroanof
un
apictureonthewall.
Then
ci
therewasaboomasTomBuchanan
chiudeva
shuttherearwindowsandthe
catturato
caughtwinddiedoutabouttheroom,
e
andthecurtainsandtherugs
e
andthetwoyoungwomenballooned
lentamente
slowlytothefloor.
Theyoungerof
il
thetwowasastrangerto
me
me.
Shewasextendedfull
lunghezza
lengthatherendof
il
thedivan,completelymotionless,andwithher
mento
chinraisedalittle,as
se
ifshewerebalancingsomethingonit
che
whichwasquitelikelyto
cadere
fall.
Ifshesawmeoutofthecornerofhereyesshe
dava
gavenohintofit—indeed,Iwas
quasi
almostsurprisedintomurmuringan
scusa
apologyforhavingdisturbedherbycoming
a
in.
Theothergirl,Daisy,
fece
madeanattempttorise—sheleaned
leggermente
slightlyforwardwithaconscientiousexpression—thenshe
rise
laughed,anabsurd,charminglittle
risata
laugh,andIlaughedtoo
e
andcameforwardintotheroom.
“I’mp-paralysedwithhappiness.”
She
rise
laughedagain,asifshe
detto
saidsomethingverywitty,and
tenne
heldmyhandforamoment,lookingupintomy
faccia
face,promisingthattherewas
non
nooneintheworldshesomuchwantedto
vedere
see.
Thatwasawayshehad.
She
accennato
hintedinamurmurthat
il
thesurnameofthebalancing
ragazza
girlwasBaker.
(I’veheardit
dire
saidthatDaisy’smurmurwas
solo
onlytomakepeoplelean
verso
towardher;
anirrelevantcriticism
che
thatmadeitnolesscharming.)
At
ogni
anyrate,MissBaker’slipsfluttered,she
annuì
noddedatmealmostimperceptibly,
e
andthenquicklytippedher
testa
headbackagain—theobjectshewas
bilanciando
balancinghadobviouslytotteredalittle
e
andgivenhersomethingof
un
afright.
Againasortof
scusa
apologyarosetomylips.
Quasi
Almostanyexhibitionofcompleteself-sufficiency
attira
drawsastunnedtributefrom
mi
me.
Ilookedbackatmycousin,
che
whobegantoaskmequestionsinherlow,
emozionante
thrillingvoice.
Itwasthe
tipo
kindofvoicethattheear
segue
followsupanddown,as
se
ifeachspeechisanarrangementofnotes
che
thatwillneverbeplayedagain.
Her
viso
facewassadandlovelywithbrightthingsin
esso
it,brighteyesandabrightpassionate
bocca
mouth,buttherewasanexcitementinher
voce
voicethatmenwhohadcaredforher
trovato
founddifficulttoforget:
asingingcompulsion,a
sussurrato
whispered“Listen,”apromisethatshe
aveva
haddonegay,excitingthingsjustawhilesince
e
andthatthereweregay,excitingthingshoveringinthenexthour.
I
dissi
toldherhowIhad
fermato
stoppedoffinChicagofora
giorno
dayonmywayEast,
e
andhowadozenpeople
avevano
hadsenttheirlovethroughme.
“Dotheymissme?”
shecriedecstatically.
“Thewhole
città
townisdesolate.
Allthecars
hanno
havetheleftrearwheelpainted
nero
blackasamourningwreath,
e
andthere’sapersistentwail
tutte
allnightalongthenorthshore.”
“Howgorgeous!
Let’sgo
indietro
back,Tom.
Tomorrow!”
Thenshe
aggiunto
addedirrelevantly:
“Yououghtto
vedere
seethebaby.”
“I’dliketo.”
“She’sasleep.
She’s
tre
threeyearsold.
Haven’tyoueverseenher?”
“Never.”
“Well,yououghttoseeher.
She’s—”.
TomBuchanan,
che
whohadbeenhoveringrestlesslyabout
la
theroom,stoppedandrestedhis
mano
handonmyshoulder.
“Whatyou
facendo
doing,Nick?”
“I’mabondman.”
“Whowith?”
I
detto
toldhim.
“Neverheardofthem,”heremarkeddecisively.
Questo
Thisannoyedme.
“Youwill,”I
risposi
answeredshortly.
“Youwillifyou
resti
stayintheEast.”
“Oh,I’llstayinthe
Est
East,don’tyouworry,”he
disse
said,glancingatDaisyandthenbackat
me
me,asifhewerealertfor
qualcosa
somethingmore.
“I’dbeaGoddamnedfoolto
vivessi
liveanywhereelse.”
Atthis
punto
pointMissBakersaid:
“Absolutely!”
with
tale
suchsuddennessthatIstarted—itwas
la
thefirstwordshehadutteredsinceIcameinto
la
theroom.
Evidentlyitsurprisedheras
quanto
muchasitdidme,forsheyawned
e
andwithaseriesofrapid,deftmovementsstoodupintotheroom.
“I’mstiff,”shecomplained,“I’vebeenlyingonthat
divano
sofaforaslongasIcanremember.”
“Don’t
cercato
lookatme,”Daisyretorted,“I’vebeentryingtogetyoutoNewYork
tutto
allafternoon.”
“No,thanks,”said
Signorina
MissBakertothefourcocktails
appena
justinfromthepantry.
“I’m
assolutamente
absolutelyintraining.”
Herhost
guardò
lookedatherincredulously.
“Youare!”
He
preso
tookdownhisdrinkas
se
ifitwereadropin
il
thebottomofaglass.
“Howyoueverget
qualcosa
anythingdoneisbeyondme.”
I
guardato
lookedatMissBaker,wonderingwhatitwasshe“gotdone.”
Ienjoyedlookingather.
Shewasaslender,small-breasted
ragazza
girl,withanerectcarriage,
che
whichsheaccentuatedbythrowingher
corpo
bodybackwardattheshoulders
come
likeayoungcadet.
Hergreysun-strainedeyes
guardavano
lookedbackatmewithpolitereciprocal
curiosità
curiosityoutofawan,
affascinante
charming,discontentedface.
Itoccurredtomenow
che
thatIhadseenher,
o
orapictureofher,somewhere
prima
before.
“YouliveinWestEgg,”sheremarkedcontemptuously.
“Iknow
qualcuno
somebodythere.”
“Idon’tknowasingle—”.
“You
devi
mustknowGatsby.”
“Gatsby?”
demandedDaisy.
“WhatGatsby?”
Prima
BeforeIcouldreplythathewasmy
vicino
neighbourdinnerwasannounced;
wedginghis
teso
tensearmimperativelyundermine,TomBuchanancompelledmefrom
il
theroomasthoughhewere
spostando
movingacheckertoanother
quadrato
square.
Slenderly,languidly,theirhandsset
leggermente
lightlyontheirhips,the
due
twoyoungwomenprecededusoutonto
un
arosy-colouredporch,opentowardthe
tramonto
sunset,wherefourcandlesflickeredonthe
tavolo
tableinthediminishedwind.
“Whycandles?”
objectedDaisy,frowning.
Shesnappedthemoutwithherfingers.
“In
due
twoweeksit’llbethe
lungo
longestdayintheyear.”
Shelookedatus
tutti
allradiantly.
“Doyoualwayswatchfor
il
thelongestdayoftheyear
e
andthenmissit?
I
sempre
alwayswatchforthelongest
giorno
dayintheyearandthen
perdo
missit.”
“Weoughtto
pianificare
plansomething,”yawnedMissBaker,sittingdownat
la
thetableasifsheweregettinginto
letto
bed.
“Allright,”saidDaisy.
“What’llweplan?”
Sheturnedtomehelplessly:
“Whatdopeopleplan?”
Prima
BeforeIcouldanswerhereyesfastened
di
withanawedexpressiononherlittlefinger.
“Look!”
shecomplained;
“I
ferito
hurtit.”
Wealllooked—the
nocca
knucklewasblackandblue.
“You
fatto
didit,Tom,”shesaidaccusingly.
“I
so
knowyoudidn’tmeanto,
ma
butyoudiddoit.
That’swhatIgetfor
sposato
marryingabruteofa
uomo
man,agreat,big,hulking
fisico
physicalspecimenofa—”.
“Ihatethatword‘hulking,’ ”objectedTomcrossly,“eveninkidding.”
“Hulking,”
insistito
insistedDaisy.
Sometimessheand
Signorina
MissBakertalkedatonce,unobtrusively
e
andwithabanteringinconsequence
che
thatwasneverquitechatter,
che
thatwasascoolastheirwhitedresses
e
andtheirimpersonaleyesinthe
assenza
absenceofalldesire.
Theywere
qui
here,andtheyacceptedTom
e
andme,makingonlyapolite
piacevole
pleasantefforttoentertainortobe
intrattenere
entertained.
Theyknewthatpresently
cena
dinnerwouldbeoverand
un
alittlelatertheeveningtoo
sarebbe
wouldbeoverandcasuallyputaway.
Itwassharply
diverso
differentfromtheWest,whereaneveningwashurriedfrom
fase
phasetophasetowardsitsclose,inacontinuallydisappointed
anticipazione
anticipationorelseinsheer
nervoso
nervousdreadofthemomentitself.
“You
fai
makemefeeluncivilized,Daisy,”I
confessai
confessedonmysecondglassofcorky
ma
butratherimpressiveclaret.
“Can’tyou
parlare
talkaboutcropsorsomething?”
Imeant
nulla
nothinginparticularbythis
osservazione
remark,butitwastakenupinan
inaspettato
unexpectedway.
“Civilization’sgoingtopieces,”brokeoutTom
violentemente
violently.
“I’vegottentobe
un
aterriblepessimistaboutthings.
Hai
HaveyoureadTheRiseoftheColouredEmpiresbythismanGoddard?”
“Why,no,”I
risposi
answered,rathersurprisedbyhis
tono
tone.
“Well,it’safine
libro
book,andeverybodyoughttoreadit.
La
Theideaisifwedon’tlookout
la
thewhiteracewillbe—willbeutterlysubmerged.
It’s
tutto
allscientificstuff;
it’sbeenproved.”