Chapter 9
The Reunion at Tea
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1 At two in the morning, only Gatsby's mansion burns with light in dark, silent West Egg
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2 At two in the morning, Gatsby carelessly answers Nick's promise to invite Daisy to tea
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3 Daisy leans out of an open car under dripping lilacs, smiling at Nick in the rain
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4 Gatsby stands in a puddle on Nick's rainy doorstep with his hands sunk in his pockets.
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5 The stopped mantel clock tips over the edge of the shelf.
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6 After the rain, Gatsby sits quite still at the end of Nick's small sofa.
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7 Daisy buries her face in the bright heap of Gatsby's shirts and sobs.
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8 At the misty window, Daisy slips her arm through Gatsby's as he gazes at the grey Sound
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9 At the height of the reunion, bewilderment comes back into Gatsby's eyes.
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10 Nick stops in the doorway of the gilded music-room and looks back once.
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