Великий Гэтсби / The Great Gatsby

henever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."

"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world

"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.

I hadn’t the faintest idea what ‘this matter’ was, but I was more annoyed than interested. I hadn’t asked Jordan to tea in order to discuss Mr Jay Gatsby.

You see, I usually find myself among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad things that happened to me.’

‘Here’s another thing I always carry. A souvenir of Oxford days. It was taken in Trinity Quad—­the man on my left is now the Earl of Doncaster.’

Major Jay Gatsby

Then came the war, old sport. It was a great relief, and I tried very hard to die, but I seemed to bear an enchanted life.

What part of the Middle West?’ I inquired casually.

‘San Francisco.’

‘I see.’

‘My family all died and I came into a good deal of money.’

‘I’ll tell you God’s truth.’ His right hand suddenly ordered divine retribution to stand by. ‘I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West—­all dead now. I was brought up in America but educated at Oxford, because all my ancestors have been educated there for many years. It is a family tradition.’