At this point Jordan and I tried to go, but Tom and Gatsby insisted with competitive firmness that we remain - as though neither of them had anything to conceal and it would be a privilege to partake vicariously of their emotions.

“There are times when you almost tell the harmless old lady next door what you r…”

“But his eyes, dimmed by many paintless days under sun and rain, brood on over t…”

“The afternoon had made them tranquil for a while, as if to give them a deep mem…”

“I’m not sure what I’ll do, but— well, I want to go places and see people. I wan…”