Цитаты из книги «The Great Gatsby. Адаптированная книга для чтения на английском языке. Уровень B1»

She wanted her life shaped now, immediately – and the decision must be made by some force – of love, of money, of unquestionable practicality

suddenly she was again keeping half a dozen dates a day with half a dozen men

and feel his presence beside her

She was feeling the pressure of the world outside, and she wanted to see him

nervous despair in Daisy’s letters

After the peace agreement he tried to get home, but some complication or misunderstanding sent him to Oxford instead

He did extraordinarily well in the war. He was a captain before he went to the front

She vanished into her rich house, into her rich, full life, leaving Gatsby – nothing.

he made the most of his time. He took what he could get, hungrily and dishonestly – eventually he took Daisy one October night, took her because he had no real right to touch her hand.

But he knew that he was in Daisy’s house by a colossal accident. He was a penniless young man without a pas