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           Sohemadethemostofhistime.Hetookwhathecouldget,ravenouslyandunscrupulously—eventuallyhetookDaisyonestillOctobernight,tookherbecausehehadnorealrighttotouchherhand.

           Hemighthavedespisedhimself,forhehadcertainlytakenherunderfalsepretenses.Idon’tmeanthathehadtradedonhisphantommillions,buthehaddeliberatelygivenDaisyasenseofsecurity;heletherbelievethathewasapersonfrommuchthesamestratumasherself—thathewasfullyabletotakecareofher.Asamatteroffact,hehadnosuchfacilities—hehadnocomfortablefamilystandingbehindhim,andhewasliableatthewhimofanimpersonalgovernmenttobeblownanywhereabouttheworld.

           Buthedidn’tdespisehimselfanditdidn’tturnoutashehadimagined.Hehadintended,probably,totakewhathecouldandgo—butnowhefoundthathehadcommittedhimselftothefollowingofagrail.HeknewthatDaisywasextraordinary,buthedidn’trealizejusthowextraordinarya"nice"girlcouldbe.Shevanishedintoherrichhouse,intoherrich,fulllife,leavingGatsby—nothing.Hefeltmarriedtoher,thatwasall.

           Whentheymetagain,twodayslater,itwasGatsbywhowasbreathless,whowas,somehow,betrayed.Herporchwasbrightwiththeboughtluxuryofstar-shine;thewickerofthesetteesqueakedfashionablyassheturnedtowardhimandhekissedhercuriousandlovelymouth.Shehadcaughtacold,anditmadehervoicehuskierandmorecharmingthanever,andGatsbywasoverwhelminglyawareoftheyouthandmysterythatwealthimprisonsandpreserves,ofthefreshnessofmanyclothes,andofDaisy,gleaminglikesilver,safeandproudabovethehotstrugglesofthepoor.

           "Ican’tdescribetoyouhowsurprisedIwastofindoutIlovedher,oldsport.