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—fratsby（Chapter3）

F。ScottFitzgerald

[1]IbelievethathtIwenttoGatsby’shouseIwasohefewguestswhohadactuallybeeninvited。PeoplewereheyweheygotintoautomobileswhiouttoLongIsland，aheyeGatsby’sdoor。Oheywereintroduebodywhoksby，aheyductedthemselvesagtotherulesofbehaviorassociatedwithamusementparks。Sometimestheydwentwithouthavisbyatall，cameforthepartylicityofheartthatwasitsowofadmission。

[2]Ihadbeenavited。AchauffeurinaunifgblueylawSaturdaymrisinglyformalnotefromhisemployer:thehonorwouldbeesby’s，itsaid，ifIwouldattendhis“littleparty”thatnight。Hehadseeimes，andhadioeloapebinationofceshadpreve—sigsby，iid。

[3]Dressedupinwhiteflaohislawerseven，andwanderedaroueaseamongswirlsandeddiesofpeopleIdidn’tknow—thoughhereandtherewasafaotimutingtrain。IwasimmediatelystruckbythenumberofyoungEedabout;allwelldressed，alllookingalittlehungry，andalltalkingivoicestosolidandprosperousAmeris。Iwassurethattheyweresellihing:bondsoriomobiles。Theywereatleastagoniziheeasymoyandcedthatitwastheirsforafewwordsikey。

[4]AssoonasIarrivedImadeaofindmyhost，butthetwoorthreepeopleofwhomIaskedhiswhereaboutsstaredatmeinsuamazedway，anddelyanyknowledgeofhismovements，thatIslunkoffiioailtable—theohegardenwhereasinglemangerwithoutlookingpurposelessandalone。

[5]IwasonmywaytdrunkfromsheerembarrassmentwhenJordanBakercameoutofthehouseandstoodattheheadofthemarblesteps，leaningalittlebadlookingwithptuousidownintothegarden。

[6]Weleornot，IfouoattachmyselftosomeonebeforeIshouldbegintoaddressarkstothepassers-by。

[7]“Hello!”Iroared，advangtowardher。Myvoiceseemedunnaturallylarden。

[8]“Ithoughtyoumightbehere，”sherespolyasIcameup。“Irememberedyoulivedo—”Sheheldmyhandimpersonally，asapromisethatshe’dtakeeinaminute，awogirlsintwinyellowdresses，whostoppedatthefootofthesteps。

[9]“Hello!”theycriedtogether。“Sorry，youdidn’twin。”

[10]Thatwasfolftour。Shehadlostiheweekbefore。

[11]“Youdon’tknoeare，”saidohegirlsinyellow，“butwemetyouhereaboutamonthago。”

[12]“You’vedyedyourhairsihen，”remarkedJordan，andIstarted，butthegirlshadmovedcasuallyonandherremarkwasaddressedtotheprematuremoohesupper，nodoubt，outofacaterer’sbasket。WithJordan’sslenderginmihestepsathegarden。Atrayofcocktailsfloatedatusthroughthetwilight，adownatatablewiththetwogirlsinyellowandthreemen，eatrodur。Mumble。

[13]“Doyouetothesepartiesoften?”inquiredJordanofthegirlbesideher。

[14]“Thelastoheo，”ahegirl，itvoice。Sheturoherpanion:“Wasn’titforyou，Lucille?”

[15]ItwasforLucille，too。

[16]“Iliketoe，”Lucillesaid。“IIdo，soIalwayshaveagoodtime。WheItownonadheaskedmemynameandaddress—insideofaweekIgotapaCroirier’swithaneweveninggowninit。”

[17]“Didyoukeepit?”askedJordan。

[18]“SureIdid。Iwasgoio-night，butitwastoobigiandhadtobealtered。Itwasgasbluewithlavewohundredandsixty-fivedollars。”

[19]“There’ssomethingfunnyaboutafellowthat’lldoathi，”saidtheerly。“Hedoesn’twantahANYbody。”

[20]“Whodoesn’t?”Iinquired。

[21]“Gatsby。Somebodytoldme—”

[22]ThetwogirlsandJordahertially。

[23]“Somebodytoldmetheythoughthekilledamanonce。”

[24]Athrillpassedoverallofus。ThethreeMr。Mumblesbentforwardandlistenedeagerly。

[25]“Idon’tthinkit’ssomuchTHAT，”arguedLucillesceptically;“it’smorethathewasaGermanspyduringthe>

[26]Ohemennoddedination。