《了不起的盖茨比·Chapter V》第6节
“Is this absolutely where you live, my dearest one?” The exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain. I had to follow the sound of it for a moment, up and down, with my ear alone, before any words came through. A damp streak of hair lay like a dash of blue paint across her cheek, and her hand was wet with glistening drops as I took it to help her from the car. “Are you in love with me,” she said low in my ear, “or why did I have to come alone?” “That’s the secret of Castle Rackrent. Tell your chauffeur to go far away and spend an hour.” “Come back in an hour, Ferdie.” Then in a grave murmur: “His name is Ferdie.” “Does the gasoline affect his nose?” “I don’t think so,” she said innocently. “Why?” We went in. To my overwhelming surprise the living-room was deserted. “Well, that’s funny,” I exclaimed. “What’s funny?” She turned her head as there was a light dignified knocking at the front door. I went out and opened it. Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes.
注释摘要
黛西的这一句“Is this absolutely where you live, my dearest one?”一出口，整个场景的空气就变了。她对尼克用了“my dearest one”这样亲昵到近乎轻浮的称呼，这不是一个已婚旧友对表亲该有的口吻，而是一种表演性的、带着社交场里惯用的夸张亲热。尼克接下来的反应非常有意思，他没有直接回答，而是被她的声音抓…