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           Thisqualitywascontinuallybreakingthroughhispunctiliousmannerintheshapeofrestlessness.Hewasneverquitestill;therewasalwaysatappingfootsomewhereortheimpatientopeningandclosingofahand.

           Hesawmelookingwithadmirationathiscar.

           "It’spretty,isn’tit,oldsport?"Hejumpedofftogivemeabetterview."Haven’tyoueverseenitbefore?"

           I’dseenit.Everybodyhadseenit.Itwasarichcreamcolor,brightwithnickel,swollenhereandthereinitsmonstrouslengthwithtriumphanthat-boxesandsupper-boxesandtool-boxes,andterracedwithalabyrinthofwind-shieldsthatmirroredadozensuns.Sittingdownbehindmanylayersofglassinasortofgreenleatherconservatory,westartedtotown.

           Ihadtalkedwithhimperhapshalfadozentimesinthepastmonthandfound,tomydisappointment,thathehadlittletosay:Somyfirstimpression,thathewasapersonofsomeundefinedconsequence,hadgraduallyfadedandhehadbecomesimplytheproprietorofanelaborateroad-housenextdoor.

           Andthencamethatdisconcertingride.Wehadn’treachedWestEggvillagebeforeGatsbybeganleavinghiselegantsentencesunfinishedandslappinghimselfindecisivelyonthekneeofhiscaramel-coloredsuit.

           "Lookhere,oldsport,"hebrokeoutsurprisingly."What’syouropinionofme,anyhow?"Alittleoverwhelmed,Ibeganthegeneralizedevasionswhichthatquestiondeserves.

           "Well,I’mgoingtotellyousomethingaboutmylife,"heinterrupted."Idon’twantyoutogetawrongideaofmefromallthesestoriesyouhear."