《了不起的盖茨比·Chapter VI》第6节
It was a halt, too, in my association with his affairs. For several weeks I didn’t see him or hear his voice on the phone—mostly I was in New York, trotting around with Jordan and trying to ingratiate myself with her senile aunt—but finally I went over to his house one Sunday afternoon. I hadn’t been there two minutes when somebody brought Tom Buchanan in for a drink. I was startled, naturally, but the really surprising thing was that it hadn’t happened before. They were a party of three on horseback—Tom and a man named Sloane and a pretty woman in a brown riding-habit, who had been there previously. “I’m delighted to see you,” said Gatsby, standing on his porch. “I’m delighted that you dropped in.” As though they cared! “Sit right down. Have a cigarette or a cigar.” He walked around the room quickly, ringing bells. “I’ll have something to drink for you in just a minute.” He was profoundly affected by the fact that Tom was there. But he would be uneasy anyhow until he had given them something, realizing in a vague way that that was all they came for. Mr. Sloane wanted nothing. A lemonade? No, thanks. A little champagne? Nothing at all, thanks … I’m sorry—
注释摘要
尼克在这里做了一个小小的叙事停顿。他此前刚刚讲完盖茨比的真实出身——从詹姆斯·盖兹到杰伊·盖茨比的蜕变、与丹·科迪的五年海上生涯——然后立刻向读者交代：这些都是我很晚才知道的事，但我现在把它们写在这里，为的是澄清那些围绕盖茨比出身的荒唐谣言。紧接着，他就用这段话把叙事拉回到他与盖茨比交往的时间线上。“那也是我跟他的事情告一段落的时候”中的"halt"一词，…