| Aguardamos, con esperanza angustiosa, los minutos de santo desenfado, como espera el joven enamorado, el minuto de la cita amorosa. | We wait now, wearied-out with yearning Lest sacred freedom come too late, As some young lover, too, might wait |
| Pero tomaron su potencial inmensamente destructivo con el alegre desenfado de un alcohólico en una cervecería. | But they took to its immense destructive potential with all the gay abandon of an alcoholic in a brewery. |
| Subían a automóviles que los conducían a Long Island y terminaban ante la puerta de Gatsby. Llegaban con tal desenfado que ésa era su invitación. | They got into automobiles which bore them to Long Island, and somehow they ended up at Gatsby's door, come for the party with a simplicity of heart that was its own admission ticket. |
| También comenzó a engañar a sus amigos y a mí... con mayor desenfado durante este periodo... mientras mostraba un mayor interés en otras mujeres. | He also started to deceive his friends- and myself- with greater abandon during this period... while showing increased interest in other women. |
