《了不起的盖茨比·Chapter V》第19节
As I watched him he adjusted himself a little, visibly. His hand took hold of hers, and as she said something low in his ear he turned toward her with a rush of emotion. I think that voice held him most, with its fluctuating, feverish warmth, because it couldn’t be over-dreamed—that voice was a deathless song. They had forgotten me, but Daisy glanced up and held out her hand; Gatsby didn’t know me now at all. I looked once more at them and they looked back at me, remotely, possessed by intense life. Then I went out of the room and down the marble steps into the rain, leaving them there together.
注释摘要
这一段字面上是尼克最后的观察与离去。盖茨比从刚刚那阵不知所措的恍惚里微微调整过来，是个肉眼可见的变化——菲茨杰拉德用"adjusted himself a little, visibly"写得很克制，却让人感觉他仿佛在重新校准自己的存在。他握住了黛西的手，而黛西凑近他耳边低声说了些什么，这个动作引发了他一股汹涌的情感，他转过身面对她。接下来是尼克一段极为关…