The Great The Great GatsbyGatsby

Chapter 5Chapter 5

The Lights Are On…The Lights Are On…When Nick returns home from his date in When Nick returns home from his date in

the city with Jordan Baker, Gatsby's the city with Jordan Baker, Gatsby's house is ablaze with lights from tower to house is ablaze with lights from tower to cellar, but there is no party and no sound. cellar, but there is no party and no sound.

As my taxi groaned away I saw Gatsby As my taxi groaned away I saw Gatsby walking toward me across his lawn.walking toward me across his lawn.

““Your place looks like the World's Fair,” Your place looks like the World's Fair,” I said. I said.

Gatsby is Gatsby is anxiousanxiousGatsby invites Nick for a swim… but Gatsby invites Nick for a swim… but

there is clearly something else on his there is clearly something else on his mindmind

Nick realizes that he is waiting to hear Nick realizes that he is waiting to hear about Daisyabout Daisy

““I'm going to call up Daisy to-morrow I'm going to call up Daisy to-morrow and invite her over here to tea.” and invite her over here to tea.”

““I carry on a little business on I carry on a little business on the side…”the side…”

““Well, this would interest you. It wouldn't take Well, this would interest you. It wouldn't take up much of your time and you might pick up a up much of your time and you might pick up a nice bit of money. It happens to be a rather nice bit of money. It happens to be a rather confidential sort of thing.”confidential sort of thing.”

Because the offer was obviously and tactlessly Because the offer was obviously and tactlessly for a service to be rendered, for a service to be rendered,

I had no choice except to cut I had no choice except to cut

him off there. him off there.

Nick Invites Nick Invites DaisyDaisy

I called up Daisy from the I called up Daisy from the office next morning, and office next morning, and invited her to come to tea. invited her to come to tea.

““Don't bring Tom,” I Don't bring Tom,” I warned her.warned her.

““What?”What?” ““Don't bring Tom.”Don't bring Tom.” ““Who is 'Tom'?” she asked Who is 'Tom'?” she asked

innocently. innocently.

Preparing for Preparing for DaisyDaisy On the morning of Daisy's On the morning of Daisy's

visit, scheduled for 4:00 p.m., visit, scheduled for 4:00 p.m., it is pouring rain, but a it is pouring rain, but a gardener, sent by Gatsby, still gardener, sent by Gatsby, still comes and cuts Nick's grass.comes and cuts Nick's grass.

At 2:00 p.m., a virtual At 2:00 p.m., a virtual greenhouse of flowers, greenhouse of flowers, complete with containers, complete with containers, arrives from Gatsby. arrives from Gatsby.

Gatsby WaitsGatsby WaitsAt 3:00 p.m., Gatsby, At 3:00 p.m., Gatsby,

looking nervous and looking nervous and tired, arrives, dressed in tired, arrives, dressed in a white flannel suit, a white flannel suit, silver shirt, and gold tie. silver shirt, and gold tie.

He tries unsuccessfully He tries unsuccessfully to calm his nerves by to calm his nerves by reading.reading.

Daisy ArrivesDaisy ArrivesUnder the dripping bare Under the dripping bare

lilac-trees a large open car lilac-trees a large open car was coming up the drive. was coming up the drive.

It stopped. Daisy's face, It stopped. Daisy's face, tipped sideways beneath a tipped sideways beneath a three-cornered lavender three-cornered lavender hat, looked out at me with hat, looked out at me with a bright ecstatic smile. a bright ecstatic smile.

Where is Gatsby?Where is Gatsby? When Daisy and Nick enter the When Daisy and Nick enter the

house, Gatsby has disappeared. house, Gatsby has disappeared. She turned her head as there was She turned her head as there was

a light dignified knocking at the a light dignified knocking at the front door. front door.

I went out and opened it. Gatsby, I went out and opened it. Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into of water glaring tragically into my eyes. my eyes.

Awkward Awkward MomentsMoments

Nick leaves them alone for a little Nick leaves them alone for a little while.while.

Gatsby is reclining against the mantel Gatsby is reclining against the mantel in a “strained counterfeit of perfect in a “strained counterfeit of perfect ease or boredom...and his distraught ease or boredom...and his distraught eyes stared down at Daisy, who was eyes stared down at Daisy, who was sitting frightened but gracefully on sitting frightened but gracefully on the edge of a stiff chair.” the edge of a stiff chair.”

Daisy says that she has not seen Daisy says that she has not seen Gatsby for many yearsGatsby for many years

Gatsby immediately adds that it has Gatsby immediately adds that it has been five years next November, been five years next November, betraying his devotion to Daisy. betraying his devotion to Daisy.

Fortunately, the Fortunately, the awkward awkward moment is moment is broken with the broken with the

Finnish housekeeper Finnish housekeeper bringing in the tea. bringing in the tea.

““This is a terrible This is a terrible mistake”mistake”Gatsby is nervous, and so is DaisyGatsby is nervous, and so is Daisy

Gatsby tries to leave, but Nick Gatsby tries to leave, but Nick convinces him to stayconvinces him to stay

Nick leaves them alone againNick leaves them alone againWhen Nick rejoins the pair in the When Nick rejoins the pair in the

living room, Daisy is wiping her living room, Daisy is wiping her eyes, which are filled with tearseyes, which are filled with tears

Gatsby, on the other hand, is Gatsby, on the other hand, is glowing. glowing.

““I want you and Daisy to I want you and Daisy to come over to my house”come over to my house”

Gatsby gives Nick Gatsby gives Nick and Daisy a tour of and Daisy a tour of his homehis home

dressing-rooms dressing-rooms poolroomspoolroomsbathrooms bathrooms

Gatsby’s BedroomGatsby’s Bedroom His bedroom was the simplest room of all - His bedroom was the simplest room of all -

except where the dresser was garnished with a except where the dresser was garnished with a toilet set of pure dull gold. toilet set of pure dull gold.

WardrobeWardrobeHe took out a pile of He took out a pile of

shirts and began shirts and began throwing them, one by throwing them, one by one, before usone, before us

While we admired he While we admired he brought more and the brought more and the soft rich heap soft rich heap mounted higher mounted higher

Daisy ReactsDaisy Reacts Suddenly, Daisy bent her Suddenly, Daisy bent her

head into the shirts and head into the shirts and began to cry.began to cry.

““They're such beautiful They're such beautiful shirts,” she sobbed, her shirts,” she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick voice muffled in the thick folds. folds.

OutsideOutsideAfter the house, we After the house, we

were to see the grounds were to see the grounds and the and the swimming- swimming-

poolpooland the hydroplane and the hydroplane and the mid-summer and the mid-summer

flowers flowers

We'll have Klipspringer play We'll have Klipspringer play the pianothe piano

Klipspringer is known Klipspringer is known

as “the boarder” as “the boarder”

because he is always because he is always

at Gatsby’s parties at Gatsby’s parties

and seems to live at and seems to live at

the mansionthe mansion

Nick LeavesNick Leaves They had forgotten me, They had forgotten me,

but Daisy glanced up and but Daisy glanced up and held out her hand held out her hand

Gatsby didn't know me Gatsby didn't know me now at all. now at all.

I looked once more at I looked once more at them and they looked them and they looked back at me, remotely, back at me, remotely, possessed by intense life possessed by intense life