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1、Chapter1Thenwearthegoldhat,ifthatwillmoveher;Ifyoucanbouncehigh,bounceforhertoo,Tillshecry"Lover,gold-hatted,high-bouncinglover,Imusthaveyou!"--THOMASPARKED'INVILLIERSChapter1InmyyoungerandmorevulnerableyearsmyfathergavemesomeadvicethatI'vebeenturningoverinmymindeversince."Wheneveryoufeellikecriti
2、cizinganyone,"hetoldme,"justrememberthatallthepeopleinthisworldhaven'thadtheadvantagesthatyou'vehad."Hedidn'tsayanymorebutwe'vealwaysbeenunusuallycommunicativeinareservedway,andIunderstoodthathemeantagreatdealmorethanthat.InconsequenceI'minclinedtoreservealljudgments,ahabitthathasopenedupmanycurio
3、usnaturestomeandalsomademethevictimofnotafewveteranbores.Theabnormalmindisquicktodetectandattachitselftothisqualitywhenitappearsinanormalperson,andsoitcameaboutthatincollegeIwasunjustlyaccusedofbeingapolitician,becauseIwasprivytothesecretgriefsofwild,unknownmen.Mostoftheconfidenceswereunsought--fr
4、equentlyIhavefeignedsleep,preoccupation,orahostilelevitywhenIrealizedbysomeunmistakablesignthatanintimaterevelationwasquiveringonthehorizon--fortheintimaterevelationsofyoungmenoratleastthetermsinwhichtheyexpressthemareusuallyplagiaristicandmarredbyobvioussuppressions.Reservingjudgmentsisamatterofi
5、nfinitehope.IamstillalittleafraidofmissingsomethingifIforgetthat,asmyfathersnobbishlysuggested,andIsnobbishlyrepeatasenseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparcelledoutunequallyatbirth.And,afterboastingthiswayofmytolerance,Icometotheadmissionthatithasalimit.Conductmaybefoundedonthehardrockorthewetmarshesb
6、utafteracertainpointIdon'tcarewhatit'sfoundedon.WhenIcamebackfromtheEastlastautumnIfeltthatIwantedtheworldtobeinuniformandatasortofmoralattentionforever;Iwantednomoreriotousexcursionswithprivilegedglimpsesintothehumanheart.OnlyGatsby,themanwhogiveshisnametothisbook,wasexemptfrommyreaction--Gatsbyw
7、horepresentedeverythingforwhichIhaveanunaffectedscorn.Ifpersonalityisanunbrokenseriesofsuccessfulgestures,thentherewassomethinggorgeousabouthim,someheightenedsensitivitytothepromisesoflife,asifhewererelatedtooneo
