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I
Inmyyounger
y
andmorevulnerableyearsmy
padre
fathergavemesomeadvicethatI’vebeenturningoverinmy
mente
mindeversince.
“Wheneveryoufeellike
criticar
criticizinganyone,”hetoldme,“just
recuerda
rememberthatallthepeoplein
este
thisworldhaven’thadtheadvantagesthatyou’vehad.”
Hedidn’t
dijo
sayanymore,butwe’ve
siempre
alwaysbeenunusuallycommunicativein
una
areservedway,andI
entendí
understoodthathemeantagreatdeal
más
morethanthat.
Inconsequence,I’minclinedto
reservar
reservealljudgements,ahabitthat
ha
hasopenedupmanycuriousnaturestome
y
andalsomademethe
víctima
victimofnotafewveteranbores.
The
anormal
abnormalmindisquickto
detectar
detectandattachitselfto
esta
thisqualitywhenitappearsina
normal
normalperson,andsoitcameaboutthatin
universidad
collegeIwasunjustlyaccusedofbeinga
político
politician,becauseIwasprivytothesecretgriefsofwild,unknownmen.
Mayoría
Mostoftheconfidenceswereunsought—frequentlyI
he
havefeignedsleep,preoccupation,ora
hostil
hostilelevitywhenIrealizedbysomeunmistakable
signo
signthatanintimaterevelationwasquiveringonthe
horizonte
horizon;
fortheintimaterevelationsof
jóvenes
youngmen,oratleastthetermsinwhichthey
expresan
expressthem,areusuallyplagiaristic
y
andmarredbyobvioussuppressions.
Reservar
Reservingjudgementsisamatterofinfinite
esperanza
hope.
Iamstilla
poco
littleafraidofmissingsomething
si
ifIforgetthat,asmy
padre
fathersnobbishlysuggested,andIsnobbishly
repito
repeat,asenseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparcelledoutunequallyatbirth.
Y
And,afterboastingthiswayofmy
tolerancia
tolerance,Icometothe
admisión
admissionthatithasa
límite
limit.
Conductmaybefoundedonthehard
roca
rockorthewetmarshes,
pero
butafteracertainpointIdon’t
importa
carewhatit’sfoundedon.
Cuando
WhenIcamebackfrom
el
theEastlastautumnI
sentí
feltthatIwantedthe
mundo
worldtobeinuniform
y
andatasortof
moral
moralattentionforever;
Iwanted
no
nomoreriotousexcursionswithprivileged
vislumbres
glimpsesintothehumanheart.
Sólo
OnlyGatsby,themanwho
da
giveshisnametothis
libro
book,wasexemptfrommyreaction—Gatsby,who
representaba
representedeverythingforwhichI
tengo
haveanunaffectedscorn.
If
personalidad
personalityisanunbrokenseriesofsuccessfulgestures,thentherewas
algo
somethinggorgeousabouthim,someheightened
sensibilidad
sensitivitytothepromisesof
vida
life,asifhewererelatedtooneofthoseintricatemachinesthat
registran
registerearthquakestenthousandmiles
distancia
away.
Thisresponsivenesshadnothingto
ver
dowiththatflabbyimpressionabilitywhichisdignified
bajo
underthenameofthe“creativetemperament”—itwasan
extraordinario
extraordinarygiftforhope,aromanticreadinesssuchasIhave
nunca
neverfoundinanyother
persona
personandwhichitisnot
probable
likelyIshalleverfindagain.
No—Gatsbyturnedoutall
bien
rightattheend;
itiswhatpreyedonGatsby,what
sucio
fouldustfloatedinthe
estela
wakeofhisdreamsthat
temporalmente
temporarilyclosedoutmyinterestintheabortivesorrows
y
andshort-windedelationsofmen.
My
familia
familyhavebeenprominent,well-to-do
gente
peopleinthisMiddleWestern
ciudad
cityforthreegenerations.
TheCarrawaysaresomethingofa
clan
clan,andwehavea
tradición
traditionthatwe’redescendedfromtheDukesofBuccleuch,
pero
buttheactualfounderofmy
línea
linewasmygrandfather’sbrother,who
vino
camehereinfifty-one,senta
sustituto
substitutetotheCivilWar,
y
andstartedthewholesalehardware
negocio
businessthatmyfathercarrieson
hoy
today.
Ineversawthisgreat-uncle,
pero
butI’msupposedtolooklikehim—with
especial
specialreferencetotheratherhard-boiledpaintingthat
cuelga
hangsinfather’soffice.
I
gradué
graduatedfromNewHavenin1915,
justo
justaquarterofa
siglo
centuryaftermyfather,and
un
alittlelaterIparticipatedin
esa
thatdelayedTeutonicmigrationknownas
la
theGreatWar.
Ienjoyed
el
thecounter-raidsothoroughlythatIcameback
inquieto
restless.
Insteadofbeingthe
cálido
warmcentreoftheworld,
el
theMiddleWestnowseemedlike
el
theraggededgeoftheuniverse—soI
decidí
decidedtogoEastand
aprender
learnthebondbusiness.
EverybodyI
conocía
knewwasinthebond
negocio
business,soIsupposedit
podría
couldsupportonemoresingle
hombre
man.
Allmyauntsanduncles
hablaron
talkeditoverasiftheywere
eligiendo
choosingaprepschoolfor
mí
me,andfinallysaid,“Why—ye-es,”
con
withverygrave,hesitantfaces.
Padre
Fatheragreedtofinancemefor
un
ayear,andaftervariousdelaysI
vine
cameEast,permanently,Ithought,in
la
thespringoftwenty-two.
Thepracticalthingwasto
encontrar
findroomsinthecity,
pero
butitwasawarm
estación
season,andIhadjust
salir
leftacountryofwidelawns
y
andfriendlytrees,sowhena
joven
youngmanattheoffice
sugirió
suggestedthatwetakea
casa
housetogetherinacommutingtown,it
sonaba
soundedlikeagreatidea.
He
encontró
foundthehouse,aweather-beaten
cartón
cardboardbungalowateightya
mes
month,butatthelast
minuto
minutethefirmorderedhimtoWashington,
y
andIwentouttothe
campo
countryalone.
Ihadadog—at
menos
leastIhadhimforafewdays
hasta que
untilheranaway—andan
viejo
oldDodgeandaFinnish
mujer
woman,whomademybed
y
andcookedbreakfastandmutteredFinnish
sabiduría
wisdomtoherselfovertheelectric
estufa
stove.
Itwaslonelyfora
día
dayorsountilone
mañana
morningsomeman,morerecently
llegado
arrivedthanI,stoppedmeon
el
theroad.
“Howdoyou
llegas
gettoWestEggvillage?”
he
preguntó
askedhelplessly.
Itoldhim.
Y
AndasIwalkedonIwas
solo
lonelynolonger.
Iwasa
guía
guide,apathfinder,anoriginalsettler.
He
había
hadcasuallyconferredonme
la
thefreedomoftheneighbourhood.
Y
Andsowiththesunshine
y
andthegreatburstsofleaves
crecen
growingonthetrees,justasthings
crecen
growinfastmovies,I
tuve
hadthatfamiliarconvictionthat
vida
lifewasbeginningoveragain
con
withthesummer.
Therewasso
tanto
muchtoread,foronething,
y
andsomuchfinehealthtobepulleddownoutofthe
joven
youngbreath-givingair.
Ibought
una
adozenvolumesonbanking
y
andcreditandinvestmentsecurities,
y
andtheystoodonmyshelfin
rojo
redandgoldlikenew
dinero
moneyfromthemint,promisingtounfoldtheshiningsecretsthat
sólo
onlyMidasandMorganandMaecenas
conocían
knew.
AndIhadthehigh
intención
intentionofreadingmanyotherbooksbesides.
Iwas
bastante
ratherliteraryincollege—oneyearI
escribí
wroteaseriesofverysolemn
y
andobviouseditorialsfortheYaleNews—and
ahora
nowIwasgoingto
traer
bringbackallsuchthingsintomy
vida
lifeandbecomeagainthat
más
mostlimitedofallspecialists,the“well-roundedman.”
Esto
Thisisn’tjustanepigram—lifeismuch
más
moresuccessfullylookedatfromasingle
ventana
window,afterall.
Itwasa
cuestión
matterofchancethatIshould
haber
haverentedahouseinoneof
las
thestrangestcommunitiesinNorthAmerica.
Itwason
esa
thatslenderriotousislandwhich
extiende
extendsitselfdueeastofNewYork—and
donde
wherethereare,amongothernaturalcuriosities,
dos
twounusualformationsofland.
Twentymilesfromthe
ciudad
cityapairofenormouseggs,identicalincontour
y
andseparatedonlybya
cortesía
courtesybay,jutoutintothe
más
mostdomesticatedbodyofsaltwaterintheWestern
hemisferio
hemisphere,thegreatwetbarnyardofLongIslandSound.
Theyarenotperfectovals—likethe
huevo
eggintheColumbusstory,theyare
ambos
bothcrushedflatatthe
contacto
contactend—buttheirphysicalresemblance
debe
mustbeasourceofperpetual
maravilla
wondertothegullsthat
vuelan
flyoverhead.
Tothewingless
un
amoreinterestingphenomenonistheirdissimilarityin
todos
everyparticularexceptshapeand
tamaño
size.
IlivedatWestEgg,the—well,the
menos
lessfashionableofthetwo,
aunque
thoughthisisamost
superficial
superficialtagtoexpressthe
extraño
bizarreandnotalittle
siniestro
sinistercontrastbetweenthem.
My
casa
housewasatthevery
punta
tipoftheegg,onlyfiftyyardsfrom
la
theSound,andsqueezedbetween
dos
twohugeplacesthatrentedfortwelve
o
orfifteenthousandaseason.
El
Theoneonmyrightwasa
colosal
colossalaffairbyanystandard—itwasafactual
imitación
imitationofsomeHôteldeVilleinNormandy,
con
withatoweronone
lado
side,spankingnewundera
delgada
thinbeardofrawivy,
y
andamarbleswimmingpool,
y
andmorethanfortyacresoflawn
y
andgarden.
ItwasGatsby’s
mansión
mansion.
Or,rather,asIdidn’t
conocía
knowMr.Gatsby,itwasa
mansión
mansioninhabitedbyagentlemanof
ese
thatname.
Myownhousewasaneyesore,
pero
butitwasasmalleyesore,
y
andithadbeenoverlooked,soIhada
vista
viewofthewater,a
parcial
partialviewofmyneighbour’slawn,
y
andtheconsolingproximityofmillionaires—allforeightydollarsa
mes
month.
AcrossthecourtesybaythewhitepalacesoffashionableEastEggglittered
a lo largo
alongthewater,andthe
historia
historyofthesummerreally
comienza
beginsontheeveningI
conduje
droveovertheretohave
cenar
dinnerwiththeTomBuchanans.
Daisy
Daisywasmysecondcousin
una vez
onceremoved,andI’dknownTomin
universidad
college.
Andjustafterthe
guerra
warIspenttwodays
con
withtheminChicago.
Her
marido
husband,amongvariousphysicalaccomplishments,
había
hadbeenoneofthe
más
mostpowerfulendsthatever
jugaron
playedfootballatNewHaven—a
nacional
nationalfigureinaway,oneof
esos
thosemenwhoreachsuchan
aguda
acutelimitedexcellenceattwenty-onethat
todo
everythingafterwardsavoursofanticlimax.
His
familia
familywereenormouslywealthy—evenin
universidad
collegehisfreedomwithmoneywasamatterforreproach—but
ahora
nowhe’dleftChicagoand
venido
comeEastinafashionthatrathertookyour
aliento
breathaway:
forinstance,he’d
traído
broughtdownastringofpoloponiesfromLakeForest.
Itwas
difícil
hardtorealizethata
hombre
maninmyowngenerationwas
rico
wealthyenoughtodothat.
Por qué
WhytheycameEastIdon’t
sé
know.
Theyhadspenta
año
yearinFranceforno
particular
particularreason,andthendriftedhere
y
andthereunrestfullywhereverpeople
jugaba
playedpoloandwererich
juntos
together.
Thiswasapermanent
movimiento
move,saidDaisyoverthe
teléfono
telephone,butIdidn’tbelieveit—I
tenía
hadnosightintoDaisy’s
corazón
heart,butIfeltthatTomwould
deriva
driftonforeverseeking,a
poco
littlewistfully,forthedramatic
turbulencia
turbulenceofsomeirrecoverablefootball
juego
game.
Andsoithappenedthaton
una
awarmwindyeveningI
conduje
droveovertoEastEggto
ver
seetwooldfriendswhomIscarcely
conocía
knewatall.
Theirhousewaseven
más
moreelaboratethanIexpected,
una
acheerfulred-and-whiteGeorgianColonial
mansión
mansion,overlookingthebay.
Thelawn
comenzaba
startedatthebeachand
corría
rantowardsthefrontdoorfor
un
aquarterofamile,
saltando
jumpingoversundialsandbrickwalks
y
andburninggardens—finallywhenit
llegó
reachedthehousedriftingupthe
lado
sideinbrightvinesasthoughfromthe
impulso
momentumofitsrun.
Thefrontwas
roto
brokenbyalineofFrenchwindows,glowing
ahora
nowwithreflectedgoldandwideopentothewarm
ventosa
windyafternoon,andTomBuchananin
montar
ridingclotheswasstandingwithhislegsapartonthefront
porche
porch.
HehadchangedsincehisNewHavenyears.
Ahora
Nowhewasasturdystraw-haired
hombre
manofthirty,witha
bastante
ratherhardmouthandasupercilious
manera
manner.
Twoshiningarroganteyes
habían
hadestablisheddominanceoverhis
rostro
faceandgavehimthe
apariencia
appearanceofalwaysleaningaggressively
adelante
forward.
Noteventheeffeminateswankofhis
montar
ridingclothescouldhidethe
enorme
enormouspowerofthatbody—heseemedto
llenar
fillthoseglisteningbootsuntilhestrainedthe
superior
toplacing,andyoucould
ver
seeagreatpackofmuscleshifting
cuando
whenhisshouldermovedunderhis
delgado
thincoat.
Itwasa
cuerpo
bodycapableofenormousleverage—a
cruel
cruelbody.
Hisspeakingvoice,
un
agruffhuskytenor,addedto
la
theimpressionoffractiousnesshe
transmitió
conveyed.
Therewasatouchofpaternal
desprecio
contemptinit,eventoward
gente
peopleheliked—andthereweremenatNewHavenwhohad
odiado
hatedhisguts.
“Now,don’tthinkmy
opinión
opiniononthesemattersisfinal,”he
parecía
seemedtosay,“justbecauseI’m
fuerte
strongerandmoreofa
hombre
manthanyouare.”
Wewerein
la
thesameseniorsociety,andwhilewewere
nunca
neverintimateIalwayshad
la
theimpressionthatheapprovedofme
y
andwantedmetolikehim
con
withsomeharsh,defiantwistfulnessofhis
tuve
own.
Wetalkedforafewminuteson
el
thesunnyporch.
“I’vegot
un
aniceplacehere,”he
dijo
said,hiseyesflashingaboutrestlessly.
Turningmearoundbyone
brazo
arm,hemovedabroad
plana
flathandalongthefrontvista,
incluyendo
includinginitssweepasunkenItalian
jardín
garden,ahalfacreofdeep,pungent
rosas
roses,andasnub-nosedmotorboatthatbumped
la
thetideoffshore.
“ItbelongedtoDemaine,
el
theoilman.”
Heturnedmearound
de nuevo
again,politelyandabruptly.
“We’ll
vamos
goinside.”
Wewalkedthrough
un
ahighhallwayintoa
brillante
brightrosy-colouredspace,fragilelyboundinto
la
thehousebyFrenchwindowsateitherend.
Thewindowswereajar
y
andgleamingwhiteagainstthefresh
hierba
grassoutsidethatseemedto
crecer
growalittlewayintothe
casa
house.
Abreezeblewthroughthe
habitación
room,blewcurtainsinatone
extremo
endandouttheotherlikepaleflags,twistingthemup
hacia
towardthefrostedwedding-cakeofthe
techo
ceiling,andthenrippledoverthewine-coloured
alfombra
rug,makingashadowonitas
viento
winddoesonthesea.
Theonly
completamente
completelystationaryobjectinthe
habitación
roomwasanenormouscouchonwhich
dos
twoyoungwomenwerebuoyedupasthoughupon
un
ananchoredballoon.
Theywere
ambos
bothinwhite,andtheirdresseswererippling
y
andflutteringasiftheyhadjustbeen
vuelo
blownbackinaftera
corto
shortflightaroundthehouse.
I
debo
musthavestoodforafewmoments
escuchando
listeningtothewhipand
chasquido
snapofthecurtainsandthe
gemido
groanofapictureonthe
pared
wall.
ThentherewasaboomasTomBuchanan
cerró
shuttherearwindowsandthe
atrapado
caughtwinddiedoutaboutthe
habitación
room,andthecurtainsandtherugs
y
andthetwoyoungwomenballooned
lentamente
slowlytothefloor.
The
joven
youngerofthetwowas
un
astrangertome.
Shewasextendedfull
longitud
lengthatherendof
el
thedivan,completelymotionless,and
con
withherchinraiseda
poco
little,asifshewere
equilibrando
balancingsomethingonitwhichwasquite
probable
likelytofall.
Ifshe
veía
sawmeoutofthe
rincón
cornerofhereyesshe
daba
gavenohintofit—indeed,Iwas
casi
almostsurprisedintomurmuringanapologyforhaving
molestado
disturbedherbycomingin.
La
Theothergirl,Daisy,madean
intento
attempttorise—sheleanedslightly
adelante
forwardwithaconscientiousexpression—thenshelaughed,anabsurd,charminglittle
risa
laugh,andIlaughedtoo
y
andcameforwardintothe
habitación
room.
“I’mp-paralysedwithhappiness.”
Shelaughed
de nuevo
again,asifshesaid
algo
somethingverywitty,andheldmy
mano
handforamoment,lookingupintomy
cara
face,promisingthattherewas
no
nooneintheworldsheso
tanto
muchwantedtosee.
Thatwas
una
awayshehad.
She
insinuó
hintedinamurmurthatthe
apellido
surnameofthebalancinggirlwas
Baker
Baker.
(I’vehearditsaidthatDaisy’smurmurwas
sólo
onlytomakepeoplelean
hacia
towardher;
anirrelevantcriticismthat
hizo
madeitnolesscharming.)
At
cualquier
anyrate,MissBaker’slipsfluttered,shenoddedatme
casi
almostimperceptibly,andthenquicklytippedher
cabeza
headbackagain—theobjectshewas
equilibrando
balancinghadobviouslytottereda
poco
littleandgivenhersomethingof
un
afright.
Againasortofapology
surgió
arosetomylips.
Almost
cualquier
anyexhibitionofcompleteself-sufficiencydraws
un
astunnedtributefromme.
I
miré
lookedbackatmycousin,who
comenzó
begantoaskmequestionsinher
baja
low,thrillingvoice.
Itwas
el
thekindofvoicethat
el
theearfollowsupand
abajo
down,asifeachspeechis
un
anarrangementofnotesthatwill
nunca
neverbeplayedagain.
Her
rostro
facewassadandlovely
con
withbrightthingsinit,
brillante
brighteyesandabrightpassionate
boca
mouth,buttherewasan
emoción
excitementinhervoicethatmenwhohadcaredforher
encontraron
founddifficulttoforget:
a
cantar
singingcompulsion,awhispered“Listen,”a
promesa
promisethatshehaddonegay,excitingthingsjustawhilesince
y
andthatthereweregay,excitingthings
flotando
hoveringinthenexthour.
I
conté
toldherhowIhad
detenido
stoppedoffinChicagofora
día
dayonmywayEast,
y
andhowadozenpeoplehad
enviado
senttheirlovethroughme.
“Dothey
extrañan
missme?”
shecriedecstatically.
“Thewhole
ciudad
townisdesolate.
Allthecarshavetheleftrear
rueda
wheelpaintedblackasa
lamento
mourningwreath,andthere’sa
persistente
persistentwailallnightalongthe
norte
northshore.”
“Howgorgeous!
Let’s
vamos
goback,Tom.
Tomorrow!”
Thenshe
añadió
addedirrelevantly:
“Yououghtto
ver
seethebaby.”
“I’dliketo.”
“She’sasleep.
She’s
tres
threeyearsold.
Haven’tyouever
visto
seenher?”
“Never.”
“Well,yououghttoseeher.
She’s—”.
TomBuchanan,who
había
hadbeenhoveringrestlesslyabout
la
theroom,stoppedandrestedhis
mano
handonmyshoulder.
“Whatyou
haciendo
doing,Nick?”
“I’mabondman.”
“Whowith?”
I
dije
toldhim.
“Neverheardofthem,”he
comentó
remarkeddecisively.
Thisannoyedme.
“Youwill,”I
respondí
answeredshortly.
“Youwillifyou
quedas
stayintheEast.”
“Oh,I’ll
quedaré
stayintheEast,don’tyouworry,”he
dijo
said,glancingatDaisyandthenbackatme,as
si
ifhewerealertfor
algo
somethingmore.
“I’dbeaGod
maldito
damnedfooltoliveanywhereelse.”
At
este
thispointMissBakersaid:
“Absolutely!”
withsuchsuddennessthatIstarted—itwas
la
thefirstwordshehaduttered
desde
sinceIcameintothe
habitación
room.
Evidentlyitsurprisedheras
tanto
muchasitdidme,forsheyawned
y
andwithaseriesof
rápidos
rapid,deftmovementsstoodupinto
la
theroom.
“I’mstiff,”she
quejó
complained,“I’vebeenlyingon
ese
thatsofaforaslongasI
puedo
canremember.”
“Don’tlookatme,”
Daisy
Daisyretorted,“I’vebeentryingtogetyoutoNewYork
toda
allafternoon.”
“No,thanks,”said
Srta
MissBakertothefourcocktailsjustinfromthe
despensa
pantry.
“I’mabsolutelyintraining.”
Her
anfitrión
hostlookedatherincredulously.
“Youare!”
He
tomó
tookdownhisdrinkas
si
ifitwereadropin
el
thebottomofaglass.
“Howyoueverget
algo
anythingdoneisbeyondme.”
I
miré
lookedatMissBaker,wonderingwhatitwasshe“gotdone.”
Ienjoyedlookingather.
Shewasaslender,small-breasted
niña
girl,withanerectcarriage,whichsheaccentuatedby
arrojando
throwingherbodybackwardat
los
theshoulderslikeayoung
cadete
cadet.
Hergreysun-strainedeyes
miraron
lookedbackatmewithpolitereciprocal
curiosidad
curiosityoutofawan,
encantador
charming,discontentedface.
Itoccurredtome
ahora
nowthatIhadseen
ella
her,orapictureof
ella
her,somewherebefore.
“YouliveinWestEgg,”she
comentó
remarkedcontemptuously.
“Iknowsomebodythere.”
“Idon’t
conozco
knowasingle—”.
“Youmust
conocer
knowGatsby.”
“Gatsby?”
demandedDaisy.
“WhatGatsby?”
BeforeI
pudiera
couldreplythathewasmy
vecino
neighbourdinnerwasannounced;
wedginghis
tenso
tensearmimperativelyundermine,TomBuchanancompelledmefromthe
habitación
roomasthoughhewere
moviendo
movingacheckertoanother
plaza
square.
Slenderly,languidly,theirhandsset
ligeramente
lightlyontheirhips,the
dos
twoyoungwomenprecededusoutonto
un
arosy-colouredporch,opentowardthe
puesta
sunset,wherefourcandlesflickeredonthe
mesa
tableinthediminishedwind.
“Whycandles?”
opuso
objectedDaisy,frowning.
Shesnappedthemout
con
withherfingers.
“Intwoweeksit’llbe
el
thelongestdayintheyear.”
She
miró
lookedatusallradiantly.
“Doyou
siempre
alwayswatchforthelongest
día
dayoftheyearandthen
pierdes
missit?
Ialwayswatchfor
el
thelongestdayinthe
año
yearandthenmissit.”
“Weoughtto
planear
plansomething,”yawnedMissBaker,
sentándose
sittingdownatthetableas
si
ifsheweregettinginto
cama
bed.
“Allright,”saidDaisy.
“What’llweplan?”
Sheturnedtomehelplessly:
“Whatdo
gente
peopleplan?”
BeforeIcould
responder
answerhereyesfastenedwith
una
anawedexpressiononherlittle
dedo
finger.
“Look!”
shecomplained;
“I
lastimé
hurtit.”
Wealllooked—the
nudillo
knucklewasblackandblue.
“You
hiciste
didit,Tom,”shesaidaccusingly.
“I
sé
knowyoudidn’tmeanto,
pero
butyoudiddoit.
That’swhatI
obtengo
getformarryingabruteof
un
aman,agreat,big,hulking
físico
physicalspecimenofa—”.
“Ihate
esa
thatword‘hulking,’ ”objectedTomcrossly,“eveninkidding.”
“Hulking,”
insistió
insistedDaisy.
Sometimessheand
Señorita
MissBakertalkedatonce,unobtrusively
y
andwithabanteringinconsequencethatwas
nunca
neverquitechatter,thatwasas
fresco
coolastheirwhitedresses
y
andtheirimpersonaleyesin
la
theabsenceofalldesire.
Theywere
aquí
here,andtheyacceptedTom
y
andme,makingonlya
educado
politepleasantefforttoentertain
o
ortobeentertained.
They
sabían
knewthatpresentlydinnerwouldbeover
y
andalittlelatertheevening
también
toowouldbeoverand
casualmente
casuallyputaway.
Itwassharply
diferente
differentfromtheWest,whereaneveningwas
apresuraba
hurriedfromphasetophase
hacia
towardsitsclose,ina
continuamente
continuallydisappointedanticipationorelsein
puro
sheernervousdreadofthemomentitself.
“You
haces
makemefeeluncivilized,Daisy,”I
confesé
confessedonmysecondglassofcorky
pero
butratherimpressiveclaret.
“Can’tyou
hablar
talkaboutcropsorsomething?”
I
decir
meantnothinginparticularby
este
thisremark,butitwas
tomado
takenupinanunexpected
manera
way.
“Civilization’sgoingtopieces,”brokeoutTom
violentamente
violently.
“I’vegottentobe
un
aterriblepessimistaboutthings.
Has
HaveyoureadTheRiseoftheColouredEmpiresby
este
thismanGoddard?”
“Why,no,”I
respondí
answered,rathersurprisedbyhis
tono
tone.
“Well,it’safine
libro
book,andeverybodyoughttoreadit.
La
Theideaisifwedon’tlookout
la
thewhiteracewillbe—willbeutterlysubmerged.
It’s
todo
allscientificstuff;
it’sbeenproved.”