Chapter 2

Dinner at East Egg and the green light

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  1. On a June evening, the bay glitters gold and East Egg's white palaces stand across it

    1 On a June evening, the bay glitters gold and East Egg's white palaces stand across it

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  2. On a warm, windy evening, Nick walks up the drive to the Buchanans' Georgian mansion

    2 On a warm, windy evening, Nick walks up the drive to the Buchanans' Georgian mansion

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  3. Tom Buchanan stands legs apart atop his porch steps in riding boots, eyeing the guest

    3 Tom Buchanan stands legs apart atop his porch steps in riding boots, eyeing the guest

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  4. Laughing, Daisy half-rises from the ivory couch and reaches out a hand to Nick

    4 Laughing, Daisy half-rises from the ivory couch and reaches out a hand to Nick

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  5. In the rosy East Egg salon, Jordan Baker speaks Gatsby's name for the first time

    5 In the rosy East Egg salon, Jordan Baker speaks Gatsby's name for the first time

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  6. At dinner on the rosy porch, Tom counts the Nordics at the table and nods at his wife

    6 At dinner on the rosy porch, Tom counts the Nordics at the table and nods at his wife

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  7. At dusk on the porch, Jordan Baker quietly tells Nick that Tom has a woman in New York

    7 At dusk on the porch, Jordan Baker quietly tells Nick that Tom has a woman in New York

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  8. Alone with her cousin on the dark veranda, Daisy turns her face away toward the lawn.

    9 Alone with her cousin on the dark veranda, Daisy turns her face away toward the lawn.

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  9. Alone on his moonlit lawn, Gatsby stretches both arms out toward the dark bay, trembling.

    10 Alone on his moonlit lawn, Gatsby stretches both arms out toward the dark bay, trembling.

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  10. Night over the bay seen from Nick's lawn.

    11 Night over the bay seen from Nick's lawn.

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