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TextAGatsby’sParty（Excerpt）
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—fratsby（Chapter3）
F.ScottFitzgerald
[1]IbelievethathtIwenttoGatsby’shouseIwasohefewguestswhohadactuallybeeninvited.PeoplewereheyweheygotintoautomobileswhiouttoLongIsland，aheyeGatsby’sdoor.Oheywereintroduebodywhoksby，aheyductedthemselvesagtotherulesofbehaviorassociatedwithamusementparks.Sometimestheydwentwithouthavisbyatall，cameforthepartylicityofheartthatwasitsowofadmission.
[2]Ihadbeenavited.AchauffeurinaunifgblueylawSaturdaymrisinglyformalnotefromhisemployer:thehonorwouldbeesby’s，itsaid，ifIwouldattendhis“littleparty”
thatnight.Hehadseeimes，andhadioeloapebinationofceshadpreve—sigsby，iid.
[3]Dressedupinwhiteflaohislawerseven，andwanderedaroueaseamongswirlsandeddiesofpeopleIdidn’tknow—thoughhereandtherewasafaotimutingtrain.IwasimmediatelystruckbythenumberofyoungEedabout;allwelldressed，alllookingalittlehungry，andalltalkingivoicestosolidandprosperousAmeris.Iwassurethattheyweresellihing:bondsoriomobiles.Theywereatleastagoniziheeasymoyandcedthatitwastheirsforafewwordsikey.
[4]AssoonasIarrivedImadeaofindmyhost，butthetwoorthreepeopleofwhomIaskedhiswhereaboutsstaredatmeinsuamazedway，anddelyanyknowledgeofhismovements，thatIslunkoffiioailtable—theohegardenwhereasinglemangerwithoutlookingpurposelessandalone.
[5]IwasonmywaytdrunkfromsheerembarrassmentwhenJordanBakercameoutofthehouseandstoodattheheadofthemarblesteps，leaningalittlebadlookingwithptuousidownintothegarden.
[6]Weleornot，IfouoattachmyselftosomeonebeforeIshouldbegintoaddressarkstothepassers-by.
[7]“Hello!”
Iroared，advangtowardher.Myvoiceseemedunnaturallylarden.
[8]“Ithoughtyoumightbehere，”
sherespolyasIcameup.“Irememberedyoulivedo—”
Sheheldmyhandimpersonally，asapromisethatshe’dtakeeinaminute，awogirlsintwinyellowdresses，whostoppedatthefootofthesteps.
[9]“Hello!”
theycriedtogether.“Sorry，youdidn’twin.”
[10]Thatwasfolftour.Shehadlostiheweekbefore.
[11]“Youdon’tknoeare，”
saidohegirlsinyellow，“butwemetyouhereaboutamonthago.”
[12]“You’vedyedyourhairsihen，”
remarkedJordan，andIstarted，butthegirlshadmovedcasuallyonandherremarkwasaddressedtotheprematuremoohesupper，nodoubt，outofacaterer’sbasket.WithJordan’sslenderginmihestepsathegarden.Atrayofcocktailsfloatedatusthroughthetwilight，adownatatablewiththetwogirlsinyellowandthreemen，eatrodur.Mumble.
[13]“Doyouetothesepartiesoften?”
inquiredJordanofthegirlbesideher.
[14]“Thelastoheo，”
ahegirl，itvoice.Sheturoherpanion:“Wasn’titforyou，Lucille?”
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