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

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

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I
Inmyyounger
и
andmorevulnerableyearsmy
отец
fathergavemesomeadvice
которые
thatI’vebeenturningoverinmymindever
с
since.
“Wheneveryoufeellikecriticizinganyone,”hetoldme,“justremember
что
thatallthepeopleinthis
мире
worldhaven’thadtheadvantages
что
thatyou’vehad.”
Hedidn’tsayany
больше
more,butwe’vealwaysbeen
необычно
unusuallycommunicativeinareservedway,
и
andIunderstoodthathemeantagreatdeal
больше
morethanthat.
Inconsequence,I’minclinedtoreserve
все
alljudgements,ahabitthathasopenedup
многие
manycuriousnaturestomeand
также
alsomademethevictimofnotafewveteranbores.
Theabnormal
ум
mindisquicktodetect
и
andattachitselftothisquality
когда
whenitappearsinanormalperson,
и
andsoitcameabout
что
thatincollegeIwasunjustlyaccusedofbeinga
политик
politician,becauseIwasprivytothesecretgriefsofwild,unknownmen.
Большинство
Mostoftheconfidenceswereunsought—frequentlyIhavefeigned
сон
sleep,preoccupation,orahostilelevity
когда
whenIrealizedbysomeunmistakablesign
что
thatanintimaterevelationwasquiveringonthehorizon;
forthe
интимные
intimaterevelationsofyoungmen,
или
oratleastthetermsinwhichtheyexpress
их
them,areusuallyplagiaristicandmarredbyobvioussuppressions.
Reservingjudgementsisa
вопрос
matterofinfinitehope.
Iam
все еще
stillalittleafraidofmissing
то
somethingifIforgetthat,asmy
отец
fathersnobbishlysuggested,andIsnobbishlyrepeat,a
чувство
senseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparcelledoutunequallyatbirth.
И
And,afterboastingthiswayofmytolerance,Icometotheadmission
что
thatithasalimit.
Поведение
Conductmaybefoundedonthehardrock
или
orthewetmarshes,but
после
afteracertainpointIdon’tcarewhatit’sfounded
на
on.
WhenIcamebackfromtheEastlastautumnIfelt
что
thatIwantedtheworldtobeinuniform
и
andatasortofmoralattention
навсегда
forever;
Iwantednomoreriotousexcursions
с
withprivilegedglimpsesintothehuman
сердце
heart.
OnlyGatsby,themanwhogiveshis
имя
nametothisbook,wasexemptfrommyreaction—Gatsby,whorepresented
все
everythingforwhichIhaveanunaffected
презрение
scorn.
Ifpersonalityisanunbroken
серия
seriesofsuccessfulgestures,thentherewas
то
somethinggorgeousabouthim,someheightened
чувствительность
sensitivitytothepromisesof
жизни
life,asifhewererelatedtooneof
тех
thoseintricatemachinesthatregisterearthquakesten
тысяч
thousandmilesaway.
Thisresponsivenesshad
ничего
nothingtodowiththatflabbyimpressionabilitywhichisdignifiedunderthenameofthe“creativetemperament”—itwasanextraordinary
дар
giftforhope,aromanticreadinesssuchasI
у
haveneverfoundinanyotherperson
и
andwhichitisnotlikelyIshalleverfind
снова
again.
No—Gatsbyturnedoutallrightattheend;
itiswhatpreyedonGatsby,whatfoul
пыль
dustfloatedinthewakeofhisdreamsthat
временно
temporarilyclosedoutmyinterestintheabortivesorrows
и
andshort-windedelationsofmen.
My
семья
familyhavebeenprominent,well-to-dopeopleinthis
Среднего
MiddleWesterncityforthreegenerations.
TheCarrawaysaresomethingofa
клан
clan,andwehavea
традиция
traditionthatwe’redescendedfromtheDukesofBuccleuch,
но
buttheactualfounderofmy
линии
linewasmygrandfather’sbrother,
который
whocamehereinfifty-one,sentasubstitutetotheCivilWar,
и
andstartedthewholesalehardware
бизнес
businessthatmyfathercarrieson
сегодня
today.
Ineversawthisgreat-uncle,
но
butI’msupposedtolook
как
likehim—withspecialreferencetothe
довольно
ratherhard-boiledpaintingthathangsinfather’soffice.
Igraduatedfrom
Нью
NewHavenin1915,justa
четверть
quarterofacenturyaftermy
отца
father,andalittlelaterIparticipatedinthatdelayedTeutonic
миграции
migrationknownastheGreat
Война
War.
Ienjoyedthecounter-raidsothoroughly
что
thatIcamebackrestless.
Вместо
Insteadofbeingthewarmcentreoftheworld,theMiddle
Запад
Westnowseemedliketheraggededgeoftheuniverse—soIdecidedtogo
Восток
Eastandlearnthebond
бизнес
business.
EverybodyIknewwasinthebondbusiness,soIsupposeditcouldsupportone
еще
moresingleman.
Allmyaunts
и
andunclestalkeditoverasiftheywerechoosingaprepschoolfor
меня
me,andfinallysaid,“Why—ye-es,”
с
withverygrave,hesitantfaces.
Отец
Fatheragreedtofinancemefora
год
year,andaftervariousdelaysIcame
Восток
East,permanently,Ithought,inthespringoftwenty-two.
Thepracticalthingwasto
найти
findroomsinthecity,
но
butitwasawarmseason,
и
andIhadjustleftacountryofwidelawns
и
andfriendlytrees,sowhena
молодой
youngmanattheofficesuggestedthatwetakea
дом
housetogetherinacommutingtown,itsounded
как
likeagreatidea.
Hefoundthe
дом
house,aweather-beatencardboardbungalowateightya
месяц
month,butatthelastminutethe
фирма
firmorderedhimtoWashington,andIwentouttothecountry
один
alone.
Ihadadog—at
крайней мере
leastIhadhimfora
несколько
fewdaysuntilheranaway—andan
старый
oldDodgeandaFinnish
женщина
woman,whomademybed
и
andcookedbreakfastandmutteredFinnish
мудрость
wisdomtoherselfovertheelectricstove.
Itwas
одиноко
lonelyforadayorsountilonemorningsomeman,
более
morerecentlyarrivedthanI,stoppedmeontheroad.
“Howdoyou
добраться
gettoWestEggvillage?”
heaskedhelplessly.
Itold
ему
him.
AndasIwalkedonIwaslonely
не
nolonger.
Iwasaguide,apathfinder,anoriginalsettler.
Hehad
случайно
casuallyconferredonmethe
свободу
freedomoftheneighbourhood.
Andso
с
withthesunshineandthegreatburstsofleavesgrowingonthetrees,justasthingsgrowinfastmovies,Ihadthatfamiliar
убеждение
convictionthatlifewasbeginningover
снова
againwiththesummer.
Therewasso
много
muchtoread,foronething,
и
andsomuchfinehealthtobepulleddownoutoftheyoungbreath-giving
воздуха
air.
Iboughtadozenvolumeson
банковских
bankingandcreditandinvestmentsecurities,
и
andtheystoodonmyshelfinred
и
andgoldlikenewmoneyfromthemint,promisingtounfoldtheshiningsecrets
которые
thatonlyMidasandMorgan
и
andMaecenasknew.
AndIhadthehigh
намерение
intentionofreadingmanyotherbooksbesides.
Iwas
довольно
ratherliteraryincollege—oneyearIwroteaseriesof
очень
verysolemnandobviouseditorialsfortheYaleNews—and
теперь
nowIwasgoingtobringback
все
allsuchthingsintomy
жизнь
lifeandbecomeagainthatmostlimitedof
все
allspecialists,the“well-roundedman.”
Это
Thisisn’tjustanepigram—lifeis
намного
muchmoresuccessfullylookedatfroma
одного
singlewindow,afterall.
ItwasamatterofchancethatIshouldhaverenteda
дом
houseinoneofthestrangestcommunitiesin
Северной
NorthAmerica.
Itwasonthatslenderriotousisland
который
whichextendsitselfdueeastof
Нью
NewYork—andwherethereare,
среди
amongothernaturalcuriosities,twounusualformationsof
земли
land.
Twentymilesfromthe
города
cityapairofenormouseggs,
одинаковых
identicalincontourandseparated
только
onlybyacourtesybay,jutoutintothemostdomesticatedbodyofsalt
воды
waterintheWesternhemisphere,the
большой
greatwetbarnyardofLong
Айленд
IslandSound.
Theyarenotperfectovals—likethe
яйцо
eggintheColumbusstory,theyarebothcrushedflatatthecontactend—buttheirphysical
сходство
resemblancemustbeasourceofperpetualwondertothegulls
которые
thatflyoverhead.
Tothewinglessa
более
moreinterestingphenomenonistheirdissimilarityineveryparticular
кроме
exceptshapeandsize.
Ilivedat
Вест
WestEgg,the—well,thelessfashionableofthe
двух
two,thoughthisisamostsuperficialtagto
выразить
expressthebizarreandnota
немного
littlesinistercontrastbetweenthem.
My
дом
housewasattheverytipoftheegg,onlyfiftyyardsfromtheSound,
и
andsqueezedbetweentwohugeplaces
которые
thatrentedfortwelveorfifteen
тысяч
thousandaseason.
Theoneonmyrightwasacolossalaffairbyanystandard—itwasafactual
имитация
imitationofsomeHôteldeVilleinNormandy,
с
withatoweronone
стороне
side,spankingnewunderathinbeardofrawivy,
и
andamarbleswimmingpool,
и
andmorethanfortyacresoflawn
и
andgarden.
ItwasGatsby’s
особняк
mansion.
Or,rather,asIdidn’tknowMr.Gatsby,itwas
в
amansioninhabitedbya
джентльмен
gentlemanofthatname.
My
собственный
ownhousewasaneyesore,
но
butitwasasmalleyesore,
и
andithadbeenoverlooked,soIhadaviewofthewater,a
частичный
partialviewofmyneighbour’s
газон
lawn,andtheconsolingproximityofmillionaires—allforeightydollarsa
месяц
month.
Acrossthecourtesybaythewhitepalacesoffashionable
Ист
EastEggglitteredalongthe
воды
water,andthehistoryofthesummer
действительно
reallybeginsontheeveningIdroveover
туда
theretohavedinnerwiththeTomBuchanans.
Дейзи
Daisywasmysecondcousinonceremoved,
и
andI’dknownTomincollege.
И
AndjustafterthewarIspent
два
twodayswiththeminChicago.
Her
муж
husband,amongvariousphysicalaccomplishments,hadbeen
один
oneofthemostpowerfulendsthateverplayed
футбол
footballatNewHaven—anationalfigureinaway,
один
oneofthosemenwhoreachsuchanacutelimitedexcellenceattwenty-onethat
все
everythingafterwardsavoursofanticlimax.
His
семья
familywereenormouslywealthy—evenincollegehis
свобода
freedomwithmoneywasamatterforreproach—but
теперь
nowhe’dleftChicagoandcome
Восток
Eastinafashionthat
скорее
rathertookyourbreathaway:
forinstance,he’dbroughtdownastringofpoloponiesfromLakeForest.
Itwas
трудно
hardtorealizethatamaninmyown
поколения
generationwaswealthyenoughto
сделать
dothat.
Whytheycame
Восток
EastIdon’tknow.
Theyhadspenta
год
yearinFrancefornoparticularreason,
и
andthendriftedhereand
туда
thereunrestfullywhereverpeopleplayedpolo
и
andwererichtogether.
Thiswasa
постоянный
permanentmove,saidDaisyoverthetelephone,
но
butIdidn’tbelieveit—Ihad
не
nosightintoDaisy’sheart,
но
butIfeltthatTomwoulddrifton
вечно
foreverseeking,alittlewistfully,forthedramaticturbulenceofsomeirrecoverablefootballgame.
И
Andsoithappenedthatona
теплый
warmwindyeveningIdroveoverto
Ист
EastEggtoseetwooldfriendswhomI
едва
scarcelyknewatall.
Their
дом
housewasevenmoreelaborate
чем
thanIexpected,acheerfulred-and-whiteGeorgianColonial
особняк
mansion,overlookingthebay.
Thelawnstartedatthebeach
и
andrantowardsthefrontdoorfora
четверть
quarterofamile,jumpingoversundials
и
andbrickwalksandburninggardens—finally
когда
whenitreachedthehousedrifting
вверх
upthesideinbrightvinesasthoughfromthemomentumofitsrun.
ThefrontwasbrokenbyalineofFrenchwindows,glowing
теперь
nowwithreflectedgoldandwideopentothewarmwindyafternoon,
и
andTomBuchananinridingclotheswasstanding
с
withhislegsapartonthefrontporch.
Hehadchanged
с
sincehisNewHavenyears.
Теперь
Nowhewasasturdystraw-hairedmanofthirty,
с
witharatherhardmouth
и
andasuperciliousmanner.
Twoshiningarroganteyeshadestablisheddominance
над
overhisfaceandgavehimtheappearanceof
всегда
alwaysleaningaggressivelyforward.
Not
даже
eventheeffeminateswankofhisriding
одежды
clothescouldhidetheenormouspowerofthatbody—heseemedtofill
эти
thoseglisteningbootsuntilhestrainedthetoplacing,
и
andyoucouldseeagreatpackofmuscleshifting
когда
whenhisshouldermovedunderhisthin
пальто
coat.
Itwasabodycapableofenormousleverage—acruel
тело
body.
Hisspeakingvoice,agruffhuskytenor,addedtothe
впечатление
impressionoffractiousnessheconveyed.
Therewasa
прикосновение
touchofpaternalcontemptinit,
даже
eventowardpeopleheliked—andthereweremenat
Нью
NewHavenwhohadhatedhisguts.
“Now,don’tthinkmy
мнение
opiniononthesemattersisfinal,”heseemedtosay,“just
потому что
becauseI’mstrongerandmoreofa
мужчина
manthanyouare.”
Wewereinthesameseniorsociety,
и
andwhilewewereneverintimateI
всегда
alwayshadtheimpressionthatheapprovedofme
и
andwantedmetolikehim
с
withsomeharsh,defiantwistfulnessofhisown.
Wetalkedfora
несколько
fewminutesonthesunnyporch.
“I’vegotaniceplacehere,”hesaid,hiseyesflashingaboutrestlessly.
Turningmearoundbyonearm,hemovedabroadflathand
вдоль
alongthefrontvista,includinginitssweepasunkenItalian
сад
garden,ahalfacreofdeep,pungentroses,
и
andasnub-nosedmotorboatthatbumpedthetideoffshore.
“ItbelongedtoDemaine,theoilman.”
Heturnedmearound
снова
again,politelyandabruptly.
“We’llgoinside.”
Wewalked
через
throughahighhallwayintoabrightrosy-coloured
пространство
space,fragilelyboundintothehousebyFrenchwindowsateitherend.
Thewindowswereajar
и
andgleamingwhiteagainstthefreshgrass
снаружи
outsidethatseemedtogrowa
немного
littlewayintothehouse.
Abreezeblewthroughtheroom,blewcurtainsinatoneend
и
andouttheotherlikepaleflags,twistingthem
вверх
uptowardthefrostedwedding-cakeofthe
потолка
ceiling,andthenrippledoverthewine-colouredrug,makinga
тень
shadowonitaswinddoesonthe
море
sea.
Theonlycompletelystationaryobjectintheroomwasan
огромный
enormouscouchonwhichtwo
молодые
youngwomenwerebuoyedupasthoughuponananchoredballoon.
Theywerebothinwhite,
и
andtheirdresseswererippling
и
andflutteringasiftheyhad
только
justbeenblownbackin
после
afterashortflightaroundthehouse.
Imusthavestoodfora
несколько
fewmomentslisteningtothewhip
и
andsnapofthecurtains
и
andthegroanofapictureonthewall.
ThentherewasaboomasTomBuchananshutthe
задние
rearwindowsandthecaught
ветер
winddiedoutabouttheroom,
и
andthecurtainsandtherugs
и
andthetwoyoungwomenballooned
медленно
slowlytothefloor.
The
младший
youngerofthetwowasastrangerto
меня
me.
Shewasextendedfulllengthatherendofthedivan,completelymotionless,
и
andwithherchinraiseda
немного
little,asifshewerebalancing
то
somethingonitwhichwasquite
вероятно
likelytofall.
Ifshesawmeoutofthecornerofhereyesshegave
не
nohintofit—indeed,Iwas
почти
almostsurprisedintomurmuringan
извинения
apologyforhavingdisturbedherbycomingin.
Theother
девушка
girl,Daisy,madeanattempttorise—sheleaned
слегка
slightlyforwardwithaconscientiousexpression—thenshelaughed,anabsurd,
очаровательный
charminglittlelaugh,andIlaughed
тоже
tooandcameforwardintotheroom.
“I’mp-paralysedwithhappiness.”
Shelaughed
снова
again,asifshesaid
то
somethingverywitty,andheldmy
руку
handforamoment,lookingupintomyface,promising
что
thattherewasnooneinthe
мире
worldshesomuchwantedto
видеть
see.
Thatwasawayshehad.
Shehintedinamurmur
что
thatthesurnameofthebalancinggirlwas
Бейкер
Baker.
(I’vehearditsaid
что
thatDaisy’smurmurwasonlytomake
люди
peopleleantowardher;
anirrelevant
критика
criticismthatmadeitno
менее
lesscharming.)
Atanyrate,
Мисс
MissBaker’slipsfluttered,shenoddedatme
почти
almostimperceptibly,andthenquicklytippedher
голову
headbackagain—theobjectshewasbalancinghad
очевидно
obviouslytotteredalittleandgivenher
то
somethingofafright.
Againasortof
извинения
apologyarosetomylips.
Почти
Almostanyexhibitionofcompleteself-sufficiencydrawsastunnedtributefrom
меня
me.
Ilookedbackatmycousin,whobegantoaskmequestionsinherlow,thrillingvoice.
Itwasthekindof
голос
voicethattheearfollows
вверх
upanddown,asifeach
речь
speechisanarrangementofnotesthatwillneverbeplayed
снова
again.
Herfacewassad
и
andlovelywithbrightthingsinit,
яркий
brighteyesandabright
страстный
passionatemouth,buttherewasan
волнение
excitementinhervoicethatmenwhohadcaredforherfound
трудно
difficulttoforget:
asingingcompulsion,awhispered“Listen,”a
обещание
promisethatshehaddonegay,
захватывающие
excitingthingsjustawhilesince
и
andthatthereweregay,
захватывающие
excitingthingshoveringinthenexthour.
Itoldher
как
howIhadstoppedoffinChicagofora
день
dayonmywayEast,
и
andhowadozenpeoplehadsenttheir
любовь
lovethroughme.
“Dotheymissme?”
shecriedecstatically.
“The
весь
wholetownisdesolate.
Allthecars
есть
havetheleftrearwheelpaintedblackasamourning
венок
wreath,andthere’sapersistentwail
все
allnightalongthenorthshore.”
“Howgorgeous!
Let’sgoback,Tom.
Tomorrow!”
Thensheaddedirrelevantly:
“Yououghtto
увидеть
seethebaby.”
“I’dliketo.”
“She’s
спит
asleep.
She’sthreeyearsold.
Haven’tyoueverseenher?”
“Never.”
“Well,yououghttosee
ней
her.
She’s—”.
TomBuchanan,whohadbeenhoveringrestlesslyabouttheroom,stopped
и
andrestedhishandonmy
плечо
shoulder.
“Whatyoudoing,Nick?”
“I’mabondman.”
“Whowith?”
Itold
ему
him.
“Neverheardofthem,”heremarkeddecisively.
Это
Thisannoyedme.
“Youwill,”Ianswered
вскоре
shortly.
“YouwillifyoustayintheEast.”
“Oh,I’llstayinthe
Востоке
East,don’tyouworry,”hesaid,glancingat
Дейзи
Daisyandthenbackat
меня
me,asifhewerealertfor
то
somethingmore.
“I’dbeaGoddamnedfooltoliveanywhereelse.”
At
этот
thispointMissBakersaid:
“Absolutely!”
with
такой
suchsuddennessthatIstarted—itwas
в
thefirstwordshehadutteredsinceIcameinto
в
theroom.
Evidentlyitsurprisedherasmuchasitdid
меня
me,forsheyawnedand
с
withaseriesofrapid,deftmovementsstoodupintotheroom.
“I’mstiff,”shecomplained,“I’vebeenlyingonthatsofaforas
долго
longasIcanremember.”
“Don’tlookatme,”
Дейзи
Daisyretorted,“I’vebeentryingtogetyouto
Нью
NewYorkallafternoon.”
“No,thanks,”said
Мисс
MissBakertothefourcocktails
только
justinfromthepantry.
“I’m
абсолютно
absolutelyintraining.”
Herhostlookedatherincredulously.
“Youare!”
Hetookdownhisdrinkas
если
ifitwereadropinthe
дне
bottomofaglass.
“Howyouevergetanythingdoneisbeyondme.”
Ilookedat
Мисс
MissBaker,wonderingwhatitwasshe“gotdone.”
Ienjoyedlookingat
нее
her.
Shewasaslender,small-breastedgirl,
с
withanerectcarriage,whichsheaccentuatedbythrowingher
тело
bodybackwardattheshoulders
как
likeayoungcadet.
Her
серые
greysun-strainedeyeslookedbackatme
с
withpolitereciprocalcuriosityoutofawan,charming,discontentedface.
Itoccurredtome
теперь
nowthatIhadseen
ее
her,orapictureof
ее
her,somewherebefore.
“Youlivein
Вест
WestEgg,”sheremarkedcontemptuously.
“I
знаю
knowsomebodythere.”
“Idon’t
знаю
knowasingle—”.
“YoumustknowGatsby.”
“Gatsby?”
demanded
Дейзи
Daisy.
“WhatGatsby?”
BeforeIcould
ответить
replythathewasmyneighbour
ужин
dinnerwasannounced;
wedginghistensearmimperativelyundermine,TomBuchanancompelledmefromtheroomasthoughheweremovingacheckertoanother
площадь
square.
Slenderly,languidly,theirhandssetlightlyontheirhips,the
две
twoyoungwomenprecededusoutontoarosy-colouredporch,opentowardthesunset,
где
wherefourcandlesflickeredonthetableinthediminishedwind.
“Whycandles?”
objected
Дейзи
Daisy,frowning.
Shesnappedthemoutwithherfingers.
“In
две
twoweeksit’llbethe
длинный
longestdayintheyear.”
Shelookedatusallradiantly.
“Doyou
всегда
alwayswatchforthelongest
дня
dayoftheyearandthenmiss
его
it?
Ialwayswatchforthe
длинный
longestdayintheyearandthenmissit.”
“Weoughttoplansomething,”yawned
Мисс
MissBaker,sittingdownatthetableasifsheweregettinginto
постель
bed.
“Allright,”saidDaisy.
“What’llweplan?”
Sheturnedtomehelplessly:
“Whatdo
люди
peopleplan?”
BeforeIcould
ответить
answerhereyesfastenedwithanawed
выражение
expressiononherlittlefinger.
“Look!”
shecomplained;
“Ihurtit.”
We
все
alllooked—theknucklewasblack
и
andblue.
“Youdidit,Tom,”shesaidaccusingly.
“I
знаю
knowyoudidn’tmeanto,
но
butyoudiddoit.
That’swhatIgetformarryingabruteofaman,agreat,big,hulkingphysicalspecimenofa—”.
“I
ненавижу
hatethatword‘hulking,’ ”objectedTomcrossly,“eveninkidding.”
“Hulking,”insisted
Дейзи
Daisy.
SometimessheandMiss
Бейкер
Bakertalkedatonce,unobtrusively
и
andwithabanteringinconsequencethatwasnever
совсем
quitechatter,thatwasascoolastheirwhitedresses
и
andtheirimpersonaleyesinthe
отсутствие
absenceofalldesire.
Theywere
здесь
here,andtheyacceptedTom
и
andme,makingonlyapolitepleasant
усилия
efforttoentertainortobeentertained.
Theyknew
что
thatpresentlydinnerwouldbeover
и
andalittlelatertheevening
тоже
toowouldbeoverand
небрежно
casuallyputaway.
Itwas
резко
sharplydifferentfromtheWest,
где
whereaneveningwashurriedfrom
фазы
phasetophasetowardsitsclose,inacontinuallydisappointed
ожидании
anticipationorelseinsheernervousdreadofthemomentitself.
“Youmakemefeeluncivilized,Daisy,”Iconfessedonmysecondglassofcorky
но
butratherimpressiveclaret.
“Can’tyoutalk
о
aboutcropsorsomething?”
Imeant
ничего
nothinginparticularbythisremark,
но
butitwastakenupinanunexpected
образом
way.
“Civilization’sgoingtopieces,”brokeoutTomviolently.
“I’vegottentobeaterriblepessimistaboutthings.
HaveyoureadTheRiseoftheColouredEmpiresbythismanGoddard?”
“Why,no,”Ianswered,
довольно
rathersurprisedbyhistone.
“Well,it’safine
книга
book,andeverybodyoughtto
прочитать
readit.
Theideais
если
ifwedon’tlookout
в
thewhiteracewillbe—willbeutterlysubmerged.
It’s
все
allscientificstuff;
it’sbeenproved.”