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1、Chapter1InmyyoungerandmorevulnerableyearsmyfathergavemesomeadvicethatI’vebeenturningoverinmymindeversince.“Wheneveryoufeellikecriticizinganyone”hetoldme“justrememberthatallthepeopleinthisworldhaven’thadtheadvantagesthatyou’vehad.”Hedidn’tsayanymorebutwe’vealwaysbeenunusuallycom
2、municativeinareservedwayandIunderstoodthathemeantagreatdealmorethanthat.InconsequenceI’minclinedtoreservealljudgmentsahabitthathasopenedupmanycuriousnaturestomeandalsomademethevictimofnotafewveteranbores.Theabnormalmindisquicktodetectandattachitselftothisqualitywhenitappearsina
3、normalpersonandsoitcameaboutthatincollegeIwasunjustlyaccusedofbeingapoliticianbecauseIwasprivytothesecretgriefsofwildunknownmen.Mostoftheconfidenceswereunsought—frequentlyIhavefeignedsleeppreoccupationorahostilelevitywhenIrealizedbysomeunmistakablesignthatanintimaterevelationwa
4、squiveringonthehorizonfortheintimaterevelationsofyoungmenoratleastthetermsinwhichtheyexpressthemareusuallyplagiaristicandmarredbyobvioussuppressions.Reservingjudgmentsisamatterofinfinitehope.IamstillalittleafraidofmissingsomethingifIforgetthatasmyfathersnobbishlysuggestedandIsn
5、obbishlyrepeatasenseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparcelledoutunequallyatbirth.AndafterboastingthiswayofmytoleranceIcometotheadmissionthatithasalimit.ConductmaybefoundedonthehardrockorthewetmarshesbutafteracertainpointIdon’tcarewhatit’sfoundedon.WhenIcamebackfromtheEastlastautumnI
6、feltthatIwantedtheworldtobeinuniformandatasortofmoralattentionforeverIwantednomoreriotousexcursionswithprivilegedglimpsesintothehumanheart.OnlyGatsbythemanwhogiveshisnametothisbookwasexemptfrommyreaction—GatsbywhorepresentedeverythingforwhichIhaveanunaffectedscorn.Ifpersonality
7、isanunbrokenseriesofsuccessfulgesturesthentherewassomethinggorgeousabouthimsomeheightenedsensitivitytothepromisesoflifeasifhewererelatedtooneofthoseintricatemachinesthatregisterearthquakestenthousandmilesaway.Thisresponsivenesshadnothingtodowiththatflabbyimpressionabilitywhichi
8、sdignifiedunderthenameofthe“creativetemperament.”—itwa
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