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Gatsby'shousewasstillemptywhenIleft—thegrassonhislawnhadgrownaslongasmine.
Gatsby'shousewasstillemptywhenIleft—thegrassonhislawnhadgrownaslongasmine.
Oneofthetaxidriversinthevillagenevertookafarepasttheentrancegatewithoutstoppingforaminuteandpointinginside;
Oneofthetaxidriversinthevillagenevertookafarepasttheentrancegatewithoutstoppingforaminuteandpointinginside;
perhapsitwashewhodroveDaisyandGatsbyovertoEastEggthenightof
perhapsitwashewhodroveDaisyandGatsbyovertoEastEggthenightof
theaccidentandperhapshehadmadeastoryaboutitallhisown.Ididn'twanttohearitandIavoidedhimwhenIgotoffthetrain.
theaccidentandperhapshehadmadeastoryaboutitallhisown.Ididn'twanttohearitandIavoidedhimwhenIgotoffthetrain.
IspentmySaturdaynightsinNewYorkbecausethosegleaming,dazzlingpartiesofhiswerewithmesovividlythatIcouldstillhearthemusicandthelaughterfaintand
IspentmySaturdaynightsinNewYorkbecausethosegleaming,dazzlingpartiesofhiswerewithmesovividlythatIcouldstillhearthemusicandthelaughterfaintand
incessantfromhisgardenandthecarsgoingupanddownhisdrive.OnenightIdidhearamaterialcarthereandsawitslightsstopathisfrontsteps.ButIdidn'tinvestigate.
incessantfromhisgardenandthecarsgoingupanddownhisdrive.OnenightIdidhearamaterialcarthereandsawitslightsstopathisfrontsteps.ButIdidn'tinvestigate.
Probablyitwassomefinalguestwhohadbeenawayattheendsoftheearthanddidn'tknowthatthepartywasover.
Probablyitwassomefinalguestwhohadbeenawayattheendsoftheearthanddidn'tknowthatthepartywasover.
Onthelastnight,withmytrunkpackedandmycarsoldtothegrocer,Iwentoverandlookedatthathugeincoherentfailureofahouseoncemore.
Onthelastnight,withmytrunkpackedandmycarsoldtothegrocer,Iwentoverandlookedatthathugeincoherentfailureofahouseoncemore.
Onthewhitestepsanobsceneword,scrawledbysomeboywithapieceofbrick,stoodoutclearlyinthemoonlightandIerasedit,drawingmyshoeraspinglyalongthestone.ThenIwandereddowntothebeachandsprawledoutonthesand.
Onthewhitestepsanobsceneword,scrawledbysomeboywithapieceofbrick,stoodoutclearlyinthemoonlightandIerasedit,drawingmyshoeraspinglyalongthestone.ThenIwandereddowntothebeachandsprawledoutonthesand.
Mostofthebigshoreplaceswereclosednowandtherewerehardlyanylightsexcepttheshadowy,movingglowofaferryboatacrosstheSound.
Mostofthebigshoreplaceswereclosednowandtherewerehardlyanylightsexcepttheshadowy,movingglowofaferryboatacrosstheSound.
AndasthemoonrosehighertheinessentialhousesbegantomeltawayuntilgraduallyIbecameawareoftheoldislandherethatfloweredonceforDutchsailors'eyes—afresh,greenbreastofthenewworld.
AndasthemoonrosehighertheinessentialhousesbegantomeltawayuntilgraduallyIbecameawareoftheoldislandherethatfloweredonceforDutchsailors'eyes—afresh,greenbreastofthenewworld.
Itsvanishedtrees,thetreesthathadmadewayforGatsby'shouse,hadoncepanderedinwhisperstothelastandgreatestofallhumandreams;
Itsvanishedtrees,thetreesthathadmadewayforGatsby'shouse,hadoncepanderedinwhisperstothelastandgreatestofallhumandreams;
foratransitoryenchantedmomentmanmusthaveheldhisbreathinthepresenceofthiscontinent,compelledintoanaestheticcontemplationheneitherunderstoodnordesired,
foratransitoryenchantedmomentmanmusthaveheldhisbreathinthepresenceofthiscontinent,compelledintoanaestheticcontemplationheneitherunderstoodnordesired,
facetofaceforthelasttimeinhistorywithsomethingcommensuratetohiscapacityforwonder.AndasIsattherebroodingontheold,unknownworld,
facetofaceforthelasttimeinhistorywithsomethingcommensuratetohiscapacityforwonder.AndasIsattherebroodingontheold,unknownworld,
IthoughtofGatsby'swonderwhenhefirstpickedoutthegreenlightattheendofDaisy'sdock.
IthoughtofGatsby'swonderwhenhefirstpickedoutthegreenlightattheendofDaisy'sdock.
HehadcomealongwaytothisbluelawnandhisdreammusthaveseemedsoclosethathecouldhardlyfailtograspitHedidnotknowthatitwasalreadybehindhim,.
HehadcomealongwaytothisbluelawnandhisdreammusthaveseemedsoclosethathecouldhardlyfailtograspitHedidnotknowthatitwasalreadybehindhim,.
somewherebackinthatvastobscuritybeyondthecity,wherethedarkfieldsoftherepublicrolledonunderthenight.
somewherebackinthatvastobscuritybeyondthecity,wherethedarkfieldsoftherepublicrolledonunderthenight.
Gatsbybelievedinthegreenlight,theorgasticfuturethatyearbyyearrecedesbeforeus.Iteludedusthen,butthat'snomatter—tomorrowwewillrunfaster,stretchoutourarmsfarther...
Gatsbybelievedinthegreenlight,theorgasticfuturethatyearbyyearrecedesbeforeus.Iteludedusthen,butthat'snomatter—tomorrowwewillrunfaster,stretchoutourarmsfarther...
Andonefinemorning—Sowebeaton,boatsagainstthecurrent,bornebackceaselesslyintothepast.
Andonefinemorning—Sowebeaton,boatsagainstthecurrent,bornebackceaselesslyintothepast.