The God's Boy

They hope that he will be more daring, and hope that he will harvest money here in the United States like a soldier.

Gatsby almost yelled and refused on the phone, paused for a while, and then calmly asked to talk later, he hung up the phone without waiting for Wolfshiem's ​​answer.Gatsby threw himself heavily into the soft bed, then smiled, just because he was still in his bedroom, and then sighed, just because he still had to face this life that was out of control.

Gatsby got up almost in despair, and dragged his exhausted body into the bathroom. He spent some time tidying himself up, and then changed into the clothes brought by the housekeeper, and then he planned to start dealing with his property matters , he asked Wolfshiem to meet at the barber shop, just like before.

Gatsby seldom visited the study, at least until Nick moved next door to him. Later, because he could better observe Nick and his cabin, his visits to the study began to increase, but most of them were not. For office.

Gatsby stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, the curtains were lifted a little by him, and the overly bright sunlight poured into the study room, as if to coat the expensive hardcover books on the bookshelf with a layer of golden light.Looking out of the window, Gatsby can easily see Nick's cabin. The yellowish white color makes the cabin look a little warmer, just like how Nick gave Gatsby, both of which are a perfect match for the sun.

Obviously Nick got up earlier than him, because Nick was sitting on the hanging chair in the hallway of the house at this time, holding a red hardcover book in his hand, wearing a simple white sweater and shorts, maybe saying He is also not suitable for reading, because Nick always looks at the beach not far away from time to time, and he seems not very attentive.

Nick's appearance at this time is the familiar appearance in Gatsby's image. Gatsby can clearly see that Nick's short brown-black hair is not obedient, and the boy has a sincere smile on his face. It reminded Gatsby of Nick's reddish eyes after his death, and his heart suddenly throbbed for no reason.The more Nick smiles at this point, the more Gatsby reminds him of how haggard Nick looked after his death.

Gatsby put down the curtains, came to the desk, opened the drawer, took out a piece of letterhead made of excellent material, chose a bottle of ink of his favorite color, and wrote the invitation. He still hesitated before putting the letter back. He had to choose the best time, and it was too early.

At this moment, the door of the study room was opened by the butler, and Gatsby found that the butler was carrying a somewhat dirty little thing in his hand—a young puppy. The butler's voice was obviously displeased: "Mr. , we found this little thing in the garden, it bit the flowers in the garden, what do we do with it?" Gatsby stood up and approached the butler and the little thing in his hand, the puppy must have just been weaned, covered in They are all golden except for two drooping ears and four black paws, which is a rare color combination.He recognized that it was the Labrador that Nick had raised—Nick had described to him that the little thing he had was like this one, and Nick had once expressed pity for the little thing to get lost.

Gatsby took the little thing from the butler, just in time to meet the little thing's shining black eyes, and even whimpered in a low voice, Gatsby returned the little thing to the butler, saying: "Wash this little thing!" Clean, I think his master will find it." Hearing the order, the butler accepted the order with some disgust but helplessness, and was about to leave the study, but Gatsby stopped him suddenly.

Gatsby brought the little guy over again, and he changed his mind. He asked the housekeeper to prepare some things, such as a basin of warm water and some milk.Gatsby took some effort to wash the puppy and gave it some milk. Only then did the poor little guy jump up for joy, circling around his trousers, or lying quietly beside the chair.

Gatsby then spent a few days dealing with his career problems. Bootlegging indeed brought him huge profits in a short period of time, but he would never forget the negative impact this incident had on him. With the ugly faces of his "partners" in this matter, he intends to make some changes in his career, even though it is not easy for him now.

Feeling something brushing against the bottom of his trousers, Gatsby lowered his head and found the little guy wagging his tail happily. Gatsby picked it up. The little guy has been kept by him temporarily for the past few days. Asking him about the banquet tomorrow, Gatsby looked down at the little thing, and Gatsby felt that it was almost time.

Gatsby called the butler, handed him the dog in his arms and the letterhead in the desk drawer, and asked him to deliver both of these things to Mr. Nick's house next door, and it was time to return them to their original owners. Where is your heart?

first meeting is reunion

Gatsby's invitations and puppies had already been sent out, and the arrangements for the banquet had already been prepared as early as Monday, and the butler had already started preparations with ease, and he just had to wait for the rest, waiting for the restart of fate.

Gatsby wandered around the manor, looking at the grass dotted with ribbons and glass products around him, Gatsby had the illusion that he was a nesting bird.The sunlight reflected the dazzling light on the decorations, making the weather seem a lot hotter. Gatsby was dripping with sweat before he walked for a long time. He had to take off his coat, roll the sleeves up to his elbows, and by the way He unbuttoned a few buttons on his shirt.

Gatsby stood on the freshly mowed grass, bent down to pick up the pruning tools thrown by the gardener on the ground, and slowly put the tools into the tool shed in the corner of the grass. Somewhat out of breath, he had to admit that he lacked physical exercise I no longer have the stamina I used to have.

Gatsby was about to go back to the house to cool off with a fan when he suddenly heard a sound behind him. He turned around and found Nick standing not far behind him.Seeing Nick unexpectedly, Gatsby didn't respond for a moment, and just stood there blankly. Nick looked at Gatsby with a little embarrassment, probably because he didn't expect that there were still people in this remote place.

In the end, Nick broke the silence first. He walked forward and said to Gatsby, "I'm very sorry, sir, I didn't mean to disturb you. Are you the gardener who tends Mr. Gatsby's garden?" Gatsby just recovered Choked by Nick's question again, he remembered that Nick hadn't seen him at this time, and coupled with his very un"upper" clothes at the moment, Nick probably mistook him for the gardener of the manor.

Gatsby didn't want to meet Nick in such a very embarrassing situation, so he decided to pretend to be a gardener, and he replied: "Yes sir, what can I do for you? And how did you get in?" Nick smiled in embarrassment. He pointed to a small road not far behind him and explained: "I just moved to live next door, and I found this small road by accident. I didn't expect it to lead to Gatsby. Sir, forgive my rudeness."

Gatsby knew this path, he had gone through this path many times to find Nick, and even kissed Daisy on the lips under a certain tree on this path, but he never thought that Nick would He also sneaked close to his manor through this path. Maybe Nick thought it was a bit rude and never mentioned it to him.

Gatsby looked at Nick, suddenly became playful, decided to tease him, and pretended to be flustered and said to him: "Then you leave quickly, Mr. Gatsby is a very strict old man, if he knows that you haven't Come to his manor with his permission, then you will be in bad luck! I swear, he will definitely break your leg!" Nick was obviously flustered after hearing this, "No way, I heard Mr. Gatsby is a very generous man." Gatsby held back his smile and continued to lie to Nick, "Oh no, that was just a lie fabricated by others to please him. In fact, his kindness would never It’s bigger than the few hairs left on his head, and his chest is no bigger than the mole on the tip of his nose. I swear, I saw a servant kicked out yesterday because he didn’t wash the dishes!”

What Gatsby said was beyond Nick's expectations, and he became even more at a loss, "But yesterday, Mr. Gatsby asked his butler to send me an invitation and a lost pet dog. He..." "That must be He thought your pet was too small to eat, or he didn’t want to have a bad relationship with your neighbor, so he showed kindness.” Before Nick could finish speaking, Gatsby rushed to answer, obviously he had already responded to this question. The role of the gardener who can only speak ill of Gatsby is becoming more and more familiar.

Seeing Nick's shocked expression, Gatsby realized that it might not be a good idea to smear himself like this, so he wanted to change the subject when he was annoyed, "Hey, don't worry, I won't tell him you sneaked in No, Mr. Gatsby has never been here." Nick thanked the kind gardener with a smile, and was about to go back to his cabin when he was stopped.

"Sir, where have we met before?" Gatsby regretted as soon as he said it, which is really the most old-fashioned way to strike up a conversation, but God knows, he just wants Nick to stay a little longer. "I'm afraid not, because I don't remember ever seeing someone as outstanding as you." Nick stopped and looked at the person in front of him carefully for a long time, and finally shook his head with a puzzled face.

When Nick stared at Gatsby, Gatsby was a little inexplicably nervous, he frowned and tilted his head, pretending to remember and said: "No, I must have seen you before, let me think... …