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allarden,y,vacuousburstsoflaughterrosetowardthesummersky.Apairofstagetwins,whoturobethegirlsinyellow,didababyae,andewasservedinglassesbiggerthanfinger-bowls.Themher,andfloatingintheSoundwasatriangleofsilverscales,tremblingalittletothestiff,tinnydripofthebahelawn.
[35]IwasstillwithJordanBaker.Weweresittingatatablewithamanofaboutmyageandarowdylittlegirl,oestprovotountrollablelaughter.Iwasenjoyingmyselfnow.Ihadtakentwofinger-boaghesehadgedbeforemyeyesihingsignifit,elemental,andprofound.
[36]Atalullithemameandsmiled.
[37]“Yourfaceisfamiliar,”
hesaid,politely.“Weren’tyouihirdDivisithe>
[38]“Why,yes.IwasihMaBattalion.”
[39]“IwasihInfantryueeeen.IknewI’dseenyousomewherebefore.”
[40]Wetalkedforamomentaboutsomewet,graylittlevillagesilyhelivedinthisviity,forhetoldmethathehadjustboughtahydroplane,andwasgoingtotryitoutinthe
[41]“Wanttogowithme,oldsport?JustheshtheSound.”
[42]“Whattime?”
[43]“Asuitsyoubest.”
[44]ItwasoipofmytooaskhisnamewhenJordanlookedaroundandsmiled.
[45]“Havingagaytimenow?”
sheinquired.
[46]“Muchbetter.”
Ituromynewace.“Thisisanunusualpartyforme.Ihavehehost.Iliveoverthere—”
IwavedmyhandattheinvisiblehedgeiahismanGatsbysentoverhischauffeurwithaninvitation.”
Foramomenthelookedatmeasifhefailedtouand.
[47]“I’mGatsby,”
hesaidsuddenly.
[48]“What!”
Iexclaimed.“Oh,Ibegyourpardon.”
[49]“Ithoughtyouknew,oldsport.I’mafraidI’mnoodhost.”
[50]Hesmileduandingly—muchmorethaandingly.Itwasohoseraresmileswithaqualityofeternalreassurahatyoumayeacrossfourorfivetimesifaedtoface—thewholeexternalworldforaninstant,aratedonyouwithaibleprejudiyourfavor.Ituoodyoujustsofarasyouwaood,believedinyouasyouwouldliketobelieveinyourself,ahatithadpreciselytheimpressionofyouthat,atyourbest,youhopedtovey.Preciselyatthatpointitvanished—andIwaslookiyh-wooverthirty,whoseelaborateformalityofspeechjustmissedbeingabsurd.SometimebeforeheintroducedhimselfI’dgimpressionthatheighiswords>
[51]Almostatthemomesbyidentifiedhimself,abutlerhurriedtowardhimwiththeinformationthatChicagowasghimonthewire.Heexcusedhimselfwithasmallbowthatincludedeachofusinturn.
[52]“Ifyouwantanythingjustaskforit,oldsport,”
heurgedme.“Excuseme.Iwillrejoinyoulater.”
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