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Then the butler, behind his shoulder: “Philadelphia wants you on the ‘phone, sir.” “All right, in a minute. Tellthem I’ll be rig ...
An awed hush fell upon the bystanders. “Do you want to commit suicide?” “You’re luckyit was justa wheel!A bad driverand not even ...
seemedtoflownowfromthewindowsand thegreatdoors,en- dowing with complete isolation the figure of the host, who stood on the porch ...
Again at eight o’clock, when the dark lanes of the Forties were fivedeep withthrobbing taxi-cabs,bound for the theatre district, ...
soclose tosome workmen thatour fender flickeda button on one man’s coat. “You’rea rottendriver,”Iprotested.“Either you oughttobe ...
Chapter 4 O nSundaymorningwhilechurchbells ranginthevillages alongshore, the world and its mistress returned to Gatsby’s house a ...
the penitentiary, so drunk out on the gravel drive that Mrs. Ulysses Swett’s automobile ran over his right hand. The Dan- cies c ...
andMissClaudia Hip,withamanreputedtobeherchauffeur, and a prince of something, whom we called Duke, and whose name, if I ever kn ...
“Look here, old sport,” he broke out surprisingly. “What’s youropinionofme,anyhow?”Alittleoverwhelmed,Ibeganthe generalized evas ...
acceptedacommissionasfirstlieutenantwhenitbegan.Inthe ArgonneForestItooktwomachine-gundetachmentssofarfor- wardthattherewas a ha ...
was just some nobody. You see, I usually find myself among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad thi ...
fromtheQueensboroBridgeisalwaysthecityseenforthefirst time,in itsfirst wildpromiseofallthe mysteryandthebeauty in the world. A d ...
“Yes, highballs,” agreed Gatsby,and then to Mr. Wolfsheim: “It’s too hot over there.” “Hot and small — yes,” said Mr. Wolfsheim, ...
to inspect the people directly behind. I think that, except for my presence, he would have taken one short glance beneath our ow ...
When the subject of this instinctive trust returned to the tableand satdown Mr. Wolfsheimdrank hiscoffeewith a jerk and got to h ...
“Come along with me for a minute,” I said; “I’ve got to say helloto some one.” When he saw us Tom jumped upand took half a dozen ...
atDaisywhileshewas speaking,inawaythateveryyounggirl wants to be looked at sometime, and because it seemed ro- mantic to me I ha ...
belong to. Tell’em all Daisy’s change’ her mine. Say:‘Daisy’s change’ her mine!’.” She began to cry — she cried and cried. I rus ...
PerhapsDaisyneverwentinforamouratall—andyetthere’s something in that voice of hers.... Well,aboutsixweeksago,sheheardthenameGats ...
“He wants her to see his house,” she explained. “And your house is right next door.” “Oh!” “I think he half expected her to wand ...
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