And after boasting this way of my tolerance I come to the admission that it has a limit. Conduct may be founded on hard rock or wet marshes but certain point don’t care what it’s on. When came back from East last autumn felt wanted world in uniform and at sort moral attention forever no more riotous excursions with privileged glimpses into human heart. Only Gatsby man who gives his name book was exempt reaction—Gatsby represented everything for which have an unaffected scorn. If personality is unbroken series successful gestures then there something gorgeous about him some heightened sensitivity promises life as if he were related one those intricate machines register earthquakes ten thousand miles away. This responsiveness had nothing do flabby impressionability dignified under “creative temperament”—it extraordinary gift hope romantic readiness such never found any other person not likely shall ever find again. No—Gatsby turned out all right end preyed foul dust floated wake dreams temporarily closed interest abortive sorrows short-winded elations men. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ My family been prominent well-to-do people Middle Western city three generations. The Carraways are clan we tradition we’re descended Dukes Buccleuch actual founder line grandfather’s brother here fifty-one sent substitute Civil War started wholesale hardware business father carries today. saw great-uncle I’m supposed look like him—with special reference rather hard-boiled painting hangs father’s office. graduated New Haven 1915 just quarter century father little later participated delayed Teutonic migration known Great War. enjoyed counter-raid so thoroughly restless. Instead being warm centre world West now seemed ragged edge universe—so decided go learn bond business. Everybody knew business could support single man. All aunts uncles talked over they choosing prep school me finally said “Why—ye-es” very grave hesitant faces. Father agreed finance me year various delays East permanently thought spring twenty-two. practical thing rooms city season left country wide lawns friendly trees when young office suggested take house together commuting town sounded great idea. He house weather-beaten cardboard bungalow eighty month minute firm ordered him Washington went alone. dog—at least few days until ran away—and old Dodge Finnish woman made bed cooked breakfast muttered wisdom herself electric stove. It lonely day morning man recently arrived than I stopped road. “How you get Egg village?” asked helplessly. told him. And walked longer. guide pathfinder original settler. casually conferred freedom neighbourhood. sunshine bursts leaves growing things grow fast movies familiar conviction life beginning again summer. There much read thing fine health pulled down breath-giving air. bought dozen volumes banking credit investment securities stood shelf red gold new money mint promising unfold shining secrets only Midas Morgan Maecenas knew. high intention reading many books besides. literary college—one year wrote solemn obvious editorials Yale News—and going bring become most limited specialists “well-rounded man.” isn’t epigram—life successfully looked window all. matter chance should rented strangest communities North America. slender island extends itself due east York—and where are among natural curiosities two unusual formations land. Twenty pair enormous eggs identical contour separated by courtesy bay jut domesticated body salt water hemisphere barnyard Long Island Sound. They perfect ovals—like egg Columbus story both crushed flat contact end—but their physical resemblance must source perpetual wonder gulls fly overhead. To wingless interesting phenomenon dissimilarity every particular except shape size. lived Egg the—well less fashionable two though superficial tag express bizarre sinister contrast between them. tip egg fifty yards Sound squeezed huge places twelve fifteen season. colossal affair standard—it factual imitation Hôtel de Ville Normandy tower side spanking thin beard raw ivy marble swimming pool forty acres lawn garden. Gatsby’s mansion. Or rather didn’t know Mr. mansion inhabited gentleman name. own eyesore small overlooked view water partial neighbour’s lawn consoling proximity millionaires—all dollars month. Across bay white palaces glittered along history summer really begins evening drove dinner Tom Buchanans. Daisy second cousin once removed I’d college. war spent them Chicago. Her husband accomplishments powerful ends played football Haven—a national figure way men reach acute excellence twenty-one afterward savours anticlimax. His enormously wealthy—even college reproach—but he’d Chicago fashion took your breath away: instance brought string polo ponies Lake Forest. realize generation wealthy enough that. Why know. France reason drifted unrestfully wherever rich together. permanent move said telephone believe it—I sight Daisy’s heart would drift forever seeking wistfully dramatic turbulence irrecoverable game.