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The Great Gatsby — Chapter 1 — Page 21

Her body asserted itself with a restless movement of her knee, and she stood up. Ten oclock, she remarked, apparently finding the time on the ceiling. Time for this good girl to go to bed. Jordans going to play in the tournament tomorrow, explained Daisy, over at Westchester. Ohyoure Jordan Baker. I knew now why her face was familiarits pleasing contemptuous expression had looked out at me from many rotogravure pictures of the sporting life at Asheville and Hot Springs and Palm Beach. I had heard some story of her too, a critical, unpleasant story, but what it was I had forgotten long ago. Good night, she said softly. Wake me at eight, wont you. If youll get up. I will. Good night, Mr. Carraway. See you anon. Of course you will, confirmed Daisy. In fact I think Ill arrange a marriage. Come over often, Nick, and Ill sort ofohfling you together. You knowlock you up accidentally in linen closets and push you out to sea in a boat, and all that sort of thing Good night, called Miss Baker from the stairs. I havent heard a word. Shes a nice girl, said Tom after a moment. They oughtnt to let her run around the country this way. Who oughtnt to? inquired Daisy coldly. Her family. Her family is one aunt about a thousand years old. Besides, Nicks going to look after her, arent you, Nick? Shes going to spend lots of weekends out here this summer.