《了不起的盖茨比·Chapter VII》第23节
“Not seeing,” said Gatsby. “No, we couldn’t meet. But both of us loved each other all that time, old sport, and you didn’t know. I used to laugh sometimes”—but there was no laughter in his eyes—“to think that you didn’t know.” “Oh—that’s all.” Tom tapped his thick fingers together like a clergyman and leaned back in his chair. “You’re crazy!” he exploded. “I can’t speak about what happened five years ago, because I didn’t know Daisy then—and I’ll be damned if I see how you got within a mile of her unless you brought the groceries to the back door. But all the rest of that’s a God damned lie. Daisy loved me when she married me and she loves me now.” “No,” said Gatsby, shaking his head. “She does, though. The trouble is that sometimes she gets foolish ideas in her head and doesn’t know what she’s doing.” He nodded sagely. “And what’s more, I love Daisy too. Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time.” “You’re revolting,” said Daisy. She turned to me, and her voice, dropping an octave lower, filled the room with thrilling scorn: “Do you know why we left Chicago? I’m surprised that they didn’t treat you to the story of that little spree.”
注释摘要
盖茨比在这里做了一个关键的澄清。他说"我们并没有见面"，"我们无法见面"，然后抛出了他最核心的信念：在这五年里，他们两个人一直彼此相爱，而汤姆对此一无所知。"我曾经为此发笑"，他补了一句——但叙事者尼克立刻注意到了关键细节：盖茨比的眼睛里并没有笑意。这句话暴露了盖茨比内心的真实状态，那种笑与其说是得意，不如说是一种苦涩的、几乎自我折磨的执念。他自以为掌控了…