《了不起的盖茨比·Chapter VII》第22节
“Please don’t!” she interrupted helplessly. “Please let’s all go home. Why don’t we all go home?” “That’s a good idea,” I got up. “Come on, Tom. Nobody wants a drink.” “I want to know what Mr. Gatsby has to tell me.” “Your wife doesn’t love you,” said Gatsby. “She’s never loved you. She loves me.” “You must be crazy!” exclaimed Tom automatically. Gatsby sprang to his feet, vivid with excitement. “She never loved you, do you hear?” he cried. “She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved anyone except me!” At this point Jordan and I tried to go, but Tom and Gatsby insisted with competitive firmness that we remain—as though neither of them had anything to conceal and it would be a privilege to partake vicariously of their emotions. “Sit down, Daisy,” Tom’s voice groped unsuccessfully for the paternal note. “What’s been going on? I want to hear all about it.” “I told you what’s been going on,” said Gatsby. “Going on for five years—and you didn’t know.” Tom turned to Daisy sharply. “You’ve been seeing this fellow for five years?”
注释摘要
在 Plaza Hotel 闷热的套房里，冲突终于越过了礼貌的临界点。黛西听出了盖茨比即将摊牌的意图，她近乎哀求地打断他，反复说"我们回家吧"，这是她最后的逃避——她想要的不是真相大白，而是维持此刻的脆弱平衡。尼克立刻附和，想把这群人拉出火药味越来越浓的房间，但他的一句"没人想喝酒"已经无效了：汤姆不肯走，他要听听盖茨比到底有什么话要说。 于是那句话被说了…