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The Great Gatsby | Gradually Hardening Portuguese A1-B2 Books

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I
Inmyyounger
e
andmorevulnerableyearsmy
pai
fathergavemesomeadvice
que
thatI’vebeenturningoverinmy
mente
mindeversince.
“Wheneveryou
sentir
feellikecriticizinganyone,”he
disse
toldme,“justrememberthat
todas as
allthepeopleinthis
mundo
worldhaven’thadtheadvantages
que
thatyou’vehad.”
Hedidn’t
disse
sayanymore,butwe’ve
sempre
alwaysbeenunusuallycommunicativein
uma
areservedway,andI
entendi
understoodthathemeantagreatdeal
mais
morethanthat.
Inconsequence,I’minclinedto
reservar
reservealljudgements,ahabit
que
thathasopenedupmanycuriousnaturestome
e
andalsomademethe
vítima
victimofnotafewveteranbores.
The
anormal
abnormalmindisquickto
detectar
detectandattachitselftothis
qualidade
qualitywhenitappearsina
normal
normalperson,andsoitcameaboutthatin
faculdade
collegeIwasunjustlyaccusedofbeinga
político
politician,becauseIwasprivytothesecretgriefsofwild,unknownmen.
A maioria
Mostoftheconfidenceswereunsought—frequentlyIhavefeigned
sono
sleep,preoccupation,orahostilelevity
quando
whenIrealizedbysomeunmistakable
sinal
signthatanintimaterevelationwasquiveringon
a
thehorizon;
fortheintimaterevelationsof
jovens
youngmen,oratleastthetermsin
que
whichtheyexpressthem,are
geralmente
usuallyplagiaristicandmarredbyobvioussuppressions.
Reservar
Reservingjudgementsisamatterofinfinite
esperança
hope.
Iamstilla
pouco
littleafraidofmissingsomething
se
ifIforgetthat,asmy
pai
fathersnobbishlysuggested,andIsnobbishly
repito
repeat,asenseofthe
fundamental
fundamentaldecenciesisparcelledoutunequallyat
nascimento
birth.
And,afterboastingthis
forma
wayofmytolerance,Icometothe
admissão
admissionthatithasa
limite
limit.
Conductmaybefoundedon
a
thehardrockorthewetmarshes,
mas
butafteracertainpointIdon’tcarewhatit’sfoundedon.
Quando
WhenIcamebackfrom
o
theEastlastautumnI
senti
feltthatIwantedthe
mundo
worldtobeinuniform
e
andatasortof
moral
moralattentionforever;
Iwanted
não
nomoreriotousexcursionswithprivilegedglimpsesintothe
humano
humanheart.
OnlyGatsby,the
homem
manwhogiveshisnameto
este
thisbook,wasexemptfrommyreaction—Gatsby,who
representava
representedeverythingforwhichI
tenho
haveanunaffectedscorn.
If
personalidade
personalityisanunbrokenseriesofsuccessfulgestures,thentherewas
algo
somethinggorgeousabouthim,someheightened
sensibilidade
sensitivitytothepromisesof
vida
life,asifhewere
relacionado
relatedtooneofthoseintricatemachines
que
thatregisterearthquakestenthousandmiles
distância
away.
Thisresponsivenesshadnothingtodo
com
withthatflabbyimpressionabilitywhichisdignified
sob
underthenameofthe“creativetemperament”—itwasan
extraordinário
extraordinarygiftforhope,aromanticreadinesssuchasI
tinha
haveneverfoundinanyother
pessoa
personandwhichitisnot
provável
likelyIshalleverfindagain.
No—Gatsbyturnedoutallrightat
o
theend;
itiswhatpreyedonGatsby,what
suja
fouldustfloatedinthe
esteira
wakeofhisdreamsthat
temporariamente
temporarilyclosedoutmyinterestin
o
theabortivesorrowsandshort-windedelationsofmen.
My
família
familyhavebeenprominent,well-to-do
pessoas
peopleinthisMiddleWestern
cidade
cityforthreegenerations.
TheCarrawaysaresomethingofa
clã
clan,andwehavea
tradição
traditionthatwe’redescendedfromtheDukesofBuccleuch,
mas
buttheactualfounderofmylinewasmygrandfather’s
irmão
brother,whocamehereinfifty-one,
enviou
sentasubstitutetothe
Civil
CivilWar,andstartedthe
atacado
wholesalehardwarebusinessthatmy
pai
fathercarriesontoday.
I
nunca
neversawthisgreat-uncle,butI’msupposedtolooklikehim—with
especial
specialreferencetotheratherhard-boiledpainting
que
thathangsinfather’soffice.
I
formei
graduatedfromNewHavenin1915,
apenas
justaquarterofa
século
centuryaftermyfather,and
um
alittlelaterIparticipatedinthatdelayedTeutonic
migração
migrationknownastheGreat
Guerra
War.
Ienjoyedthecounter-raidsothoroughly
que
thatIcamebackrestless.
Em vez
Insteadofbeingthewarm
centro
centreoftheworld,the
Médio
MiddleWestnowseemedliketheragged
borda
edgeoftheuniverse—soI
decidi
decidedtogoEastand
aprender
learnthebondbusiness.
EverybodyI
conhecia
knewwasinthebond
negócio
business,soIsupposedit
podia
couldsupportonemoresingle
homem
man.
Allmyauntsanduncles
falaram
talkeditoverasiftheywere
escolher
choosingaprepschoolfor
mim
me,andfinallysaid,“Why—ye-es,”
com
withverygrave,hesitantfaces.
Pai
Fatheragreedtofinancemefor
um
ayear,andaftervariousdelaysI
vim
cameEast,permanently,Ithought,in
o
thespringoftwenty-two.
Thepractical
coisa
thingwastofindroomsinthecity,
mas
butitwasawarm
estação
season,andIhadjust
deixar
leftacountryofwidelawns
e
andfriendlytrees,sowhena
jovem
youngmanattheoffice
sugeriu
suggestedthatwetakea
casa
housetogetherinacommutingtown,it
parecia
soundedlikeagreatidea.
He
encontrou
foundthehouse,aweather-beaten
papelão
cardboardbungalowateightya
mês
month,butatthelast
minuto
minutethefirmorderedhimtoWashington,
e
andIwentouttothe
campo
countryalone.
Ihadadog—at
menos
leastIhadhimforafewdays
até
untilheranaway—andan
velho
oldDodgeandaFinnish
mulher
woman,whomademybed
e
andcookedbreakfastandmutteredFinnish
sabedoria
wisdomtoherselfoverthe
elétrico
electricstove.
Itwaslonelyfora
dia
dayorsountilone
manhã
morningsomeman,morerecently
chegado
arrivedthanI,stoppedmeonthe
estrada
road.
“HowdoyougettoWestEggvillage?”
he
perguntou
askedhelplessly.
Itoldhim.
E
AndasIwalkedonIwaslonely
não
nolonger.
Iwasa
guia
guide,apathfinder,anoriginalsettler.
He
tinha
hadcasuallyconferredonme
a
thefreedomoftheneighbourhood.
E
Andsowiththesunshine
e
andthegreatburstsofleavesgrowingonthetrees,justasthingsgrowinfastmovies,I
tinha
hadthatfamiliarconvictionthat
vida
lifewasbeginningoveragain
com
withthesummer.
Therewasso
tanto
muchtoread,foronething,
e
andsomuchfinehealthtobepulleddownoutofthe
jovem
youngbreath-givingair.
Ibought
uma
adozenvolumesonbanking
e
andcreditandinvestmentsecurities,
e
andtheystoodonmy
prateleira
shelfinredandgold
como
likenewmoneyfromthemint,
prometendo
promisingtounfoldtheshiningsecrets
que
thatonlyMidasandMorgan
e
andMaecenasknew.
AndI
tinha
hadthehighintentionof
ler
readingmanyotherbooksbesides.
Iwasrather
literário
literaryincollege—oneyearI
escrevi
wroteaseriesofverysolemn
e
andobviouseditorialsfortheYaleNews—and
agora
nowIwasgoingto
trazer
bringbackallsuchthingsintomy
vida
lifeandbecomeagainthat
mais
mostlimitedofallspecialists,the“well-roundedman.”
Isto
Thisisn’tjustanepigram—lifeis
muito
muchmoresuccessfullylookedatfromasingle
janela
window,afterall.
Itwasa
questão
matterofchancethatIshould
tivesse
haverentedahouseinoneofthestrangestcommunitiesin
Norte
NorthAmerica.
Itwasonthatslenderriotous
ilha
islandwhichextendsitselfdue
leste
eastofNewYork—andwherethere
estava
are,amongothernaturalcuriosities,
duas
twounusualformationsofland.
Twentymilesfromthe
cidade
cityapairofenormouseggs,identicalincontour
e
andseparatedonlybya
cortesia
courtesybay,jutoutintothe
mais
mostdomesticatedbodyofsalt
água
waterintheWesternhemisphere,the
grande
greatwetbarnyardofLongIslandSound.
Theyarenotperfectovals—likethe
ovo
eggintheColumbusstory,theyare
ambos
bothcrushedflatatthe
contato
contactend—buttheirphysicalresemblance
deve
mustbeasourceofperpetual
maravilha
wondertothegullsthat
voam
flyoverhead.
Tothewingless
um
amoreinterestingphenomenonistheirdissimilarityineveryparticular
exceto
exceptshapeandsize.
I
morava
livedatWestEgg,the—well,
o
thelessfashionableofthe
dois
two,thoughthisisa
mais
mostsuperficialtagtoexpress
o
thebizarreandnota
pouco
littlesinistercontrastbetweenthem.
My
casa
housewasatthevery
ponta
tipoftheegg,onlyfiftyyardsfromtheSound,
e
andsqueezedbetweentwohugeplaces
que
thatrentedfortwelveorfifteen
mil
thousandaseason.
Theoneonmyrightwasa
colossal
colossalaffairbyanystandard—itwasafactual
imitação
imitationofsomeHôteldeVilleinNormandy,
com
withatowerononeside,spanking
nova
newunderathinbeardof
crua
rawivy,andamarbleswimming
piscina
pool,andmorethanfortyacresof
gramado
lawnandgarden.
ItwasGatsby’s
mansão
mansion.
Or,rather,asIdidn’t
conhecia
knowMr.Gatsby,itwasa
mansão
mansioninhabitedbyagentlemanofthat
nome
name.
Myownhousewasaneyesore,
mas
butitwasasmalleyesore,
e
andithadbeenoverlooked,soI
tinha
hadaviewofthe
água
water,apartialviewofmyneighbour’s
gramado
lawn,andtheconsolingproximityofmillionaires—allforeightydollarsa
mês
month.
Acrossthecourtesybaythewhitepalacesof
elegante
fashionableEastEggglitteredalongthe
água
water,andthehistoryofthe
verão
summerreallybeginsontheeveningI
dirigi
droveovertheretohave
jantar
dinnerwiththeTomBuchanans.
Daisy
Daisywasmysecondcousinonceremoved,
e
andI’dknownTomin
faculdade
college.
Andjustafterthe
guerra
warIspenttwodays
com
withtheminChicago.
Her
marido
husband,amongvariousphysicalaccomplishments,
tinha
hadbeenoneofthe
mais
mostpowerfulendsthatever
jogaram
playedfootballatNewHaven—a
nacional
nationalfigureinaway,oneofthosemenwho
alcançam
reachsuchanacutelimited
excelência
excellenceattwenty-onethateverythingafterwardsavoursofanticlimax.
His
família
familywereenormouslywealthy—evenin
faculdade
collegehisfreedomwithmoneywas
uma
amatterforreproach—butnowhe’dleftChicago
e
andcomeEastina
forma
fashionthatrathertookyour
fôlego
breathaway:
forinstance,he’d
trouxe
broughtdownastringofpoloponiesfromLakeForest.
Itwas
difícil
hardtorealizethata
homem
maninmyowngenerationwas
rico
wealthyenoughtodothat.
Whythey
vieram
cameEastIdon’tknow.
Theyhad
passaram
spentayearinFrancefor
sem
noparticularreason,andthendrifted
aqui
hereandthereunrestfullywherever
pessoas
peopleplayedpoloandwererich
juntas
together.
Thiswasapermanentmove,
disse
saidDaisyoverthetelephone,
mas
butIdidn’tbelieveit—I
tinha
hadnosightintoDaisy’s
coração
heart,butIfeltthatTom
iria
woulddriftonforeverseeking,a
pouco
littlewistfully,forthedramatic
turbulência
turbulenceofsomeirrecoverablefootball
jogo
game.
Andsoithappenedthatona
quente
warmwindyeveningIdroveovertoEastEggto
ver
seetwooldfriendswhomIscarcely
conhecia
knewatall.
Theirhousewas
ainda
evenmoreelaboratethanI
esperava
expected,acheerfulred-and-whiteGeorgian
Colonial
Colonialmansion,overlookingthebay.
The
gramado
lawnstartedatthebeach
e
andrantowardsthefront
porta
doorforaquarterof
um
amile,jumpingoversundials
e
andbrickwalksandburninggardens—finally
quando
whenitreachedthehousedrifting
cima
upthesideinbrightvinesasthoughfromthe
ímpeto
momentumofitsrun.
Thefrontwasbrokenby
uma
alineofFrenchwindows,
brilhando
glowingnowwithreflectedgold
e
andwideopentothe
quente
warmwindyafternoon,andTomBuchananinridingclotheswasstanding
com
withhislegsapartonthefront
varanda
porch.
HehadchangedsincehisNewHavenyears.
Agora
Nowhewasasturdystraw-haired
homem
manofthirty,witha
bastante
ratherhardmouthandasupercilious
maneira
manner.
Twoshiningarroganteyeshad
estabelecido
establisheddominanceoverhisface
e
andgavehimtheappearanceof
sempre
alwaysleaningaggressivelyforward.
Noteventheeffeminateswankofhisriding
roupas
clothescouldhidetheenormous
poder
powerofthatbody—heseemedto
encher
fillthoseglisteningbootsuntilhestrainedthe
superior
toplacing,andyoucould
ver
seeagreatpackofmuscleshifting
quando
whenhisshouldermovedunderhis
fino
thincoat.
Itwasa
corpo
bodycapableofenormousleverage—a
cruel
cruelbody.
Hisspeakingvoice,
um
agruffhuskytenor,addedtothe
impressão
impressionoffractiousnessheconveyed.
Therewas
um
atouchofpaternalcontemptinit,eventoward
pessoas
peopleheliked—andthereweremenatNewHavenwhohad
odiavam
hatedhisguts.
“Now,don’t
pense
thinkmyopiniononthesemattersisfinal,”he
parecia
seemedtosay,“justbecauseI’m
forte
strongerandmoreofa
homem
manthanyouare.”
Wewereinthe
mesma
sameseniorsociety,andwhilewewere
nunca
neverintimateIalwayshadthe
impressão
impressionthatheapprovedofme
e
andwantedmetolikehim
com
withsomeharsh,defiantwistfulnessofhisown.
We
falamos
talkedforafewminutesonthesunny
varanda
porch.
“I’vegotanice
lugar
placehere,”hesaid,hiseyes
piscarem
flashingaboutrestlessly.
Turningmearoundbyone
braço
arm,hemovedabroad
plana
flathandalongthefrontvista,
incluindo
includinginitssweepasunkenItalian
jardim
garden,ahalfacreofdeep,pungentroses,
e
andasnub-nosedmotorboatthatbumpedthe
maré
tideoffshore.
“ItbelongedtoDemaine,
o
theoilman.”
Heturnedmearound
novo
again,politelyandabruptly.
“We’ll
vamos
goinside.”
Wewalkedthrough
um
ahighhallwayintoa
brilhante
brightrosy-colouredspace,fragilelyboundinto
as
thehousebyFrenchwindowsateitherend.
Thewindowswereajar
e
andgleamingwhiteagainstthe
fresca
freshgrassoutsidethatseemedto
crescer
growalittlewayintothe
casa
house.
Abreezeblewthroughthe
sala
room,blewcurtainsinatone
extremidade
endandouttheotherlikepaleflags,
torcendo
twistingthemuptowardthefrostedwedding-cakeofthe
teto
ceiling,andthenrippledoverthewine-coloured
tapete
rug,makingashadowonitas
vento
winddoesonthesea.
O
Theonlycompletelystationaryobjectin
o
theroomwasanenormous
sofá
couchonwhichtwoyoungwomenwerebuoyedupasthoughupon
um
ananchoredballoon.
Theywere
ambos
bothinwhite,andtheirdresseswererippling
e
andflutteringasifthey
tivessem
hadjustbeenblownbackinafter
um
ashortflightaroundthe
casa
house.
Imusthavestoodfor
um
afewmomentslisteningto
o
thewhipandsnapof
o
thecurtainsandthegroanof
um
apictureonthewall.
Thentherewas
um
aboomasTomBuchanan
fechou
shuttherearwindowsandthe
apanhado
caughtwinddiedoutaboutthe
sala
room,andthecurtainsandtherugs
e
andthetwoyoungwomenballooned
lentamente
slowlytothefloor.
The
novo
youngerofthetwowas
um
astrangertome.
Shewasextendedfull
comprimento
lengthatherendof
o
thedivan,completelymotionless,and
com
withherchinraiseda
pouco
little,asifshewere
equilibrando
balancingsomethingonitwhichwasquite
provável
likelytofall.
Ifshe
via
sawmeoutofthe
canto
cornerofhereyesshe
dava
gavenohintofit—indeed,Iwas
quase
almostsurprisedintomurmuringan
desculpas
apologyforhavingdisturbedherbycomingin.
Theother
menina
girl,Daisy,madeanattempttorise—sheleaned
ligeiramente
slightlyforwardwithaconscientiousexpression—thenshelaughed,an
absurdo
absurd,charminglittlelaugh,andIlaughed
também
tooandcameforwardintothe
sala
room.
“I’mp-paralysedwithhappiness.”
She
riu
laughedagain,asifshe
dissesse
saidsomethingverywitty,and
segurou
heldmyhandfora
momento
moment,lookingupintomy
rosto
face,promisingthattherewas
não
nooneintheworldshesomuchwantedto
ver
see.
Thatwasawayshe
tinha
had.
Shehintedinamurmur
que
thatthesurnameofthebalancing
menina
girlwasBaker.
(I’veheardit
dizer
saidthatDaisy’smurmurwas
só
onlytomakepeopleleantoward
sua
her;
anirrelevantcriticismthat
tornou
madeitnolesscharming.)
At
qualquer
anyrate,MissBaker’slipsfluttered,shenoddedatme
quase
almostimperceptibly,andthenquicklytippedher
cabeça
headbackagain—theobjectshewas
equilibrando
balancinghadobviouslytottereda
pouco
littleandgivenhersomethingof
um
afright.
Againasortof
desculpas
apologyarosetomylips.
Quase
Almostanyexhibitionofcompleteself-sufficiencydraws
um
astunnedtributefromme.
I
olhei
lookedbackatmycousin,
que
whobegantoaskmequestionsinher
baixa
low,thrillingvoice.
Itwas
o
thekindofvoicethat
o
theearfollowsupanddown,as
se
ifeachspeechisan
arranjo
arrangementofnotesthatwill
nunca
neverbeplayedagain.
Her
rosto
facewassadandlovely
com
withbrightthingsinit,
brilhante
brighteyesandabrightpassionate
boca
mouth,buttherewasan
excitação
excitementinhervoicethatmenwho
tinham
hadcaredforherfound
difícil
difficulttoforget:
asingingcompulsion,a
sussurro
whispered“Listen,”apromisethatshe
tinha
haddonegay,excitingthingsjustawhilesince
e
andthatthereweregay,excitingthingshoveringinthe
seguinte
nexthour.
Itoldher
como
howIhadstoppedoffinChicagofora
dia
dayonmywayEast,
e
andhowadozenpeoplehadsenttheir
amor
lovethroughme.
“Dotheymissme?”
she
chorou
criedecstatically.
“Thewholetownisdesolate.
Allthecars
têm
havetheleftrearwheelpainted
preto
blackasamourningwreath,
e
andthere’sapersistentwailall
noite
nightalongthenorthshore.”
“How
lindo
gorgeous!
Let’sgoback,Tom.
Tomorrow!”
Thenshe
acrescentou
addedirrelevantly:
“Yououghtto
ver
seethebaby.”
“I’dliketo.”
“She’sasleep.
She’s
três
threeyearsold.
Haven’tyouever
viste
seenher?”
“Never.”
“Well,yououghtto
vê
seeher.
She’s—”.
TomBuchanan,
que
whohadbeenhoveringrestlesslyabout
a
theroom,stoppedandrestedhis
mão
handonmyshoulder.
“Whatyou
fazer
doing,Nick?”
“I’mabondman.”
“Whowith?”
I
disse
toldhim.
“Neverheardofthem,”heremarkeddecisively.
Isto
Thisannoyedme.
“Youwill,”I
respondi
answeredshortly.
“Youwillifyou
ficar
stayintheEast.”
“Oh,I’ll
ficar
stayintheEast,don’tyouworry,”he
disse
said,glancingatDaisyandthenbackat
mim
me,asifhewere
alerta
alertforsomethingmore.
“I’dbe
um
aGoddamnedfoolto
viver
liveanywhereelse.”
Atthis
ponto
pointMissBakersaid:
“Absolutely!”
withsuchsuddenness
que
thatIstarted—itwasthefirst
palavra
wordshehadutteredsinceIcameinto
a
theroom.
Evidentlyitsurprisedheras
tanto
muchasitdidme,forsheyawned
e
andwithaseriesofrapid,deftmovementsstoodupinto
a
theroom.
“I’mstiff,”she
queixou
complained,“I’vebeenlyingon
que
thatsofaforaslongasIcanremember.”
“Don’t
olhes
lookatme,”Daisyretorted,“I’vebeen
tentado
tryingtogetyouto
Nova
NewYorkallafternoon.”
“No,thanks,”
disse
saidMissBakertothe
quatro
fourcocktailsjustinfromthe
despensa
pantry.
“I’mabsolutelyintraining.”
Her
anfitrião
hostlookedatherincredulously.
“Youare!”
He
tomou
tookdownhisdrinkas
se
ifitwereadropinthe
fundo
bottomofaglass.
“Howyouever
consegues
getanythingdoneisbeyondme.”
I
olhei
lookedatMissBaker,wonderingwhatitwasshe“gotdone.”
Ienjoyedlookingat
la
her.
Shewasaslender,small-breasted
menina
girl,withanerectcarriage,
que
whichsheaccentuatedbythrowingher
corpo
bodybackwardattheshoulders
como
likeayoungcadet.
Hergreysun-strainedeyes
olharam
lookedbackatmewithpolitereciprocal
curiosidade
curiosityoutofawan,
encantador
charming,discontentedface.
Itoccurredtome
agora
nowthatIhadseen
dela
her,orapictureof
dela
her,somewherebefore.
“YouliveinWestEgg,”sheremarkedcontemptuously.
“I
conheço
knowsomebodythere.”
“Idon’t
conheço
knowasingle—”.
“Youmust
conhecer
knowGatsby.”
“Gatsby?”
demandedDaisy.
“WhatGatsby?”
Antes
BeforeIcouldreplythathewasmy
vizinho
neighbourdinnerwasannounced;
wedginghis
tenso
tensearmimperativelyundermine,TomBuchanancompelledmefromthe
sala
roomasthoughhewere
movendo
movingacheckertoanother
quadrado
square.
Slenderly,languidly,theirhandsset
levemente
lightlyontheirhips,the
duas
twoyoungwomenprecededusoutonto
uma
arosy-colouredporch,opentowardthesunset,
onde
wherefourcandlesflickeredonthe
mesa
tableinthediminishedwind.
“Whycandles?”
objected
Daisy
Daisy,frowning.
Shesnappedthemout
com
withherfingers.
“Intwoweeksit’llbethe
longo
longestdayintheyear.”
She
olhou
lookedatusallradiantly.
“Doyou
sempre
alwayswatchforthelongest
dia
dayoftheyearandthen
perde
missit?
Ialwayswatchfor
o
thelongestdayinthe
ano
yearandthenmissit.”
“Weoughttoplansomething,”yawnedMiss
Baker
Baker,sittingdownatthe
mesa
tableasifsheweregettinginto
cama
bed.
“Allright,”saidDaisy.
“What’llweplan?”
She
virou
turnedtomehelplessly:
“Whatdo
pessoas
peopleplan?”
BeforeIcould
responder
answerhereyesfastenedwith
uma
anawedexpressiononherlittle
dedo
finger.
“Look!”
shecomplained;
“Ihurtit.”
We
todos
alllooked—theknucklewasblack
e
andblue.
“Youdidit,Tom,”she
disse
saidaccusingly.
“Iknowyoudidn’tmeanto,
mas
butyoudiddoit.
That’swhatIgetfor
casar
marryingabruteofa
homem
man,agreat,big,hulking
físico
physicalspecimenofa—”.
“I
odeio
hatethatword‘hulking,’ ”objectedTomcrossly,“eveninkidding.”
“Hulking,”
insistiu
insistedDaisy.
Sometimessheand
Srta
MissBakertalkedatonce,unobtrusively
e
andwithabanteringinconsequence
que
thatwasneverquitechatter,
que
thatwasascoolastheirwhitedresses
e
andtheirimpersonaleyesinthe
ausência
absenceofalldesire.
Theywere
aqui
here,andtheyacceptedTom
e
andme,makingonlya
educado
politepleasantefforttoentertain
ou
ortobeentertained.
They
sabiam
knewthatpresentlydinnerwouldbeover
e
andalittlelatertheevening
também
toowouldbeoverand
casualmente
casuallyputaway.
Itwassharply
diferente
differentfromtheWest,whereaneveningwas
apressava
hurriedfromphasetophasetowardsitsclose,inacontinuallydisappointed
antecipação
anticipationorelseinsheer
nervoso
nervousdreadofthemomentitself.
“You
fazes
makemefeeluncivilized,Daisy,”I
confessei
confessedonmysecondglassofcorky
mas
butratherimpressiveclaret.
“Can’tyou
falar
talkaboutcropsorsomething?”
I
dizer
meantnothinginparticularby
esta
thisremark,butitwastakenupin
uma
anunexpectedway.
“Civilization’sgoingtopieces,”brokeoutTom
violentamente
violently.
“I’vegottentobe
um
aterriblepessimistaboutthings.
Haveyou
leu
readTheRiseoftheColouredEmpiresbythis
homem
manGoddard?”
“Why,no,”I
respondi
answered,rathersurprisedbyhis
tom
tone.
“Well,it’safine
livro
book,andeverybodyoughtto
lê
readit.
Theideais
se
ifwedon’tlookout
a
thewhiteracewillbe—willbe
completamente
utterlysubmerged.
It’sallscientificstuff;
it’sbeenproved.”