like I answered. I understand why you come out frankly “I don’t mysteries,” “And don’t won’t and tell me what you want. Why has it all got to come through Miss Baker?” nothing he assured me. a great sportswoman, you know, “Oh, it’s underhand,” “Miss Baker’s and never do anything that all she’d wasn’t right.” Suddenly he looked at his watch, jumped up, and hurried from the room, leaving me with Mr. Wolfsheim at the table. has to said Mr. Wolfsheim, following him with his eyes. he? “He telephone,” “Fine fellow, isn’t Handsome to look at and a perfect gentleman.” “Yes.” an Oggsford “He’s man.” “Oh!” went to Oggsford College in England. You know Oggsford “He College?” heard of “I’ve it.” one of the most famous colleges in the “It’s world.” you known Gatsby for a long I inquired. “Have time?” he answered in a gratified way. made the pleasure of his acquaintance just “Several years,” “I after the war. But I knew I had discovered a man of fine breeding after I talked with him an hour. I said to the kind of man like to take home and introduce to your mother myself: ‘There’s you’d and He paused. see looking at my I been looking at sister.’.” “I you’re cuff buttons.” hadn’t them, but I did now. They were composed of oddly familiar pieces of ivory. of human he informed me. “Finest specimens molars,” I inspected them. a very “Well!” “That’s interesting idea.”
“I don’t like mysteries,” I answered. “And I don’t understand why you won’t come out frankly and tell me what you want. Why has it all got to come through Miss Baker?” “Oh, it’s nothing underhand,” he assured me. “Miss Baker’s a great sportswoman, you know, and she’d never do anything that wasn’t all right.” Suddenly he looked at his watch, jumped up, and hurried from the room, leaving me with Mr. Wolfsheim at the table. “He has to telephone,” said Mr. Wolfsheim, following him with his eyes. “Fine fellow, isn’t he? Handsome to look at and a perfect gentleman.” “Yes.” “He’s an Oggsford man.” “Oh!” “He went to Oggsford College in England. You know Oggsford College?” “I’ve heard of it.” “It’s one of the most famous colleges in the world.” “Have you known Gatsby for a long time?” I inquired. “Several years,” he answered in a gratified way. “I made the pleasure of his acquaintance just after the war. But I knew I had discovered a man of fine breeding after I talked with him an hour. I said to myself: ‘There’s the kind of man you’d like to take home and introduce to your mother and sister.’.” He paused. “I see you’re looking at my cuff buttons.” I hadn’t been looking at them, but I did now. They were composed of oddly familiar pieces of ivory. “Finest specimens of human molars,” he informed me. “Well!” I inspected them. “That’s a very interesting idea.”
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