The God's Boy

ah!Have you ever been in the 28st Division Infantry Company?I once served in the [-]th Infantry Company. "Nick laughed after hearing this, "Yes, I have been in the [-]th Infantry Company. Although you said so, I am sorry, but I still don't remember that I have seen you. "

Gatsby approached Nick, stood not far from Nick, and said with a smile: "I saw you passing by by chance, you should not remember, you probably didn't notice me at the time." Gatsby intended Answered vaguely, after all, even he himself didn't know if he had really seen Nick at that time, "I don't know your name yet, mind telling me?" Gatsby said and stretched out his right hand. Without the ring, "Of course I don't mind, Nick Carraway, you can call me Nick, how about you?" Nick replied and stretched out his right hand.

"James Hawk*, you can call me James." Gatsby hesitated for a while, until Nick withdrew his hand, and then uttered a false name. Although this name was not entirely his real name, he at least confessed part of it.Nick didn't say anything, he just made a joke with a smile, "You don't look like a retired soldier, but a successful businessman, the kind you've been exposed to in the upper class since you were a child." Gatsby thought for a while Only then did I realize that Nick was saying that he was like a kid from a rich family, the kind he would have enjoyed since he was a child, and he shot back: "You don't look like a retired soldier, but a kid who is still studying, or that It’s the kind of thing that carries the hopes of parents from an early age.”

*James is Gatsby's original name, and Hawke means eagle. Here I want to imply that Gatsby has ambition~

After hearing this, Nick immediately understood that the person in front of him was saying that he was skinny like a child, and that he was still a nerd.The two people looked at each other with straight faces, but it didn't take long before the two couldn't hold back, and the smiles overflowed again, and the two laughed and patted each other's shoulders.

"Nice to meet you today, James, you are a very interesting person, but do you really have time to spend half a day chatting with a child who is still studying?" Nick put his hands in his trouser pockets, and started Jokingly, "Of course, as a successful businessman, I think you can be my next client, don't you?" Gatsby pointed to the messy lawn in front of Nick's house, and responded with another joke.

Nick smiled and waved his hand, and said: "If you really plan to do that, then you're doing your best, after all, a child can only get pocket money from their parents, and as you can see, I'm the only one living here. "Oh, as a businessman, I don't seem to be able to continue chatting with you," Gatsby changed his coat and held it in one hand, "but friends can, can't they, Nick?"

Gatsby felt that he might be a little rash, but the words had already been spoken, and it was too late to take them back. He could only pretend to smile calmly, and waited for Nick's answer, but Nick obviously did not disappoint him, "Of course, children always Need a friend."*

*These paragraphs are the dialogue between Nick and Gatsby making fun of each other. The two people also got closer through these jokes. Gatsby finally wanted to make friends with Nick, and Nick agreed~

Nick went back after a short stay. He came to study securities, and he still had a bookcase of professional books that he hadn't finished reading. Naturally, he couldn't stay on someone else's lawn for an afternoon.Before Nick left, he asked "James" to say thank you to Mr. Gatsby for him. For the sake of the puppy, Gatsby told Nick that he would.

When Gatsby returned to the house, he called the servant. He wanted the servant to wake up Ewing Mountain, who was resting for the night of carnival. He just wanted to freeze the moment in the intoxicating notes of "Rhapsody in Blue"* into forever.

*"Rhapsody in Blue" is the background music in the movie when Gatsby turns around and blows fireworks behind his back. The original composition is George Gershwin, but this piece is famous for being played by Richard Cliderman; I would have used Chopin's "Fantasy Impromptu", but I haven't done much research on piano music, so I finally decided to use the one in the movie to be safer~

It's a pity that Wurlitzer didn't play the piano because the butler came to confirm the final preparations for the banquet, but this didn't affect Gatsby's good mood. In fact, before Wolfshiem's ​​call, Gatsby's I have been in a good mood.

Wolfshiem clearly expressed his contempt for Gatsby's cowardly act of wanting to quit on the phone, and he repeatedly reminded Gatsby that his current worth is based on this black deal, Gatsby Not wanting to argue with him on the phone, he thought of this extraordinary banquet tonight. He asked Wolfshiem to meet at the old place tomorrow, and the other party agreed after hesitating for a while.

Gatsby hung up the phone, his good mood gone. He sat on the balcony of the bedroom for a while, then went downstairs to find the old housekeeper, and asked, "Are you sure Miss Baker will be there tonight?" The old housekeeper Respectfully said: "Yes sir."

Jordan Baker is Daisy's good friend and future Nick's girlfriend. For her former status, Gatsby welcomes her. After all, she is also a shortcut for him to get close to Daisy, but for the latter's However, Gatsby does not want her to attend, as if as long as she does not attend, there is no possibility between her and Nick.

Gatsby's approach to Daisy is instinctive, and at the same time he doesn't want to get further and further away from Nick, but he knows that if he follows the fate trajectory of his previous life, only by pushing Nick far away from himself can Nick continue to live forever. After being disturbed to live his life, he is so contradictory.

It was obviously inexplicable to have such an idea, and Gatsby became a little irritable. He tore off his neckline, trying to get a breather, but it worked.He undressed and strolled to the bathroom to take a shower and get ready for the dinner party.

After Gatsby took a shower and changed his clothes, the guests in the manor had arrived one after another, and Ewing was also ready to sit in the hall, waiting for the handsome men and women to revel in his music.Gatsby saw from the window that the lights decorated outside had been lit up one after another, embellishing his manor as if it were covered with stars, and the carnival night had already begun.

bright as fireworks

It was not too late for Nick to arrive at the manor, but there were already many uninvited guests from all over the manor at that time. His strong curiosity made him look around involuntarily, and saw speeding cars, handsome men and women in gorgeous clothes, and Well-dressed waiters near the door.

Nick has also participated in similar banquets before, but those banquets were not as big as this one, and the atmosphere was often more serious. It is absolutely impossible for such a carnival-like scene to appear in front of him, which seems a bit too presumptuous , On the contrary, it made the banquet a little weird. Although the warning from the gardener in the afternoon still made him feel terrified, it didn't affect Nick's joy at the moment.

Nick rushed to the entrance of the banquet with the flow of people. He wanted to stop to show his invitation card to the waiter, but he couldn't stop being crowded by the crowd. He found that the waiter didn't even pay attention to the invitation card in his hand, but Everyone around him rushed directly into the manor, which left Nick at a loss for a while.

There was a lot of people in the manor, and Nick could see many familiar faces from time to time, most of them were people who commuted on the same train as him. These people were actively trying to sell their products to others. They firmly believed that as long as they worked hard enough, , You can move the money from the pockets of these seemingly rich people into your own pockets.But Nick knew that the richer the person in his pocket, the more stingy he was in opening his pocket to others.

There were crowds of people all over the manor, gathering in twos and threes to drink, dance or talk about some funny things. They came and went around Nick with wine glasses in their hands, which made Nick a little uncomfortable.Nick has no female companion. On the one hand, he doesn’t know any friends in the east, let alone anyone who is willing to be his female companion. He has never been proficient in this; Gatsby met Gatsby, and his original intention was not at the ball, so naturally he didn't consider inviting his female companion to attend.

Nick shuttled through the crowd, looking around, hoping to find a place where he could escape the noise, or he was also hoping that he would be lucky enough to meet the mysterious Mr. Gatsby, and finally he was in a not-so-remote corner Found a small table full of cocktails.

Nick was holding a glass of good-looking cocktail, half leaning against the decorative pillar beside the table. He looked around, but didn't notice that as his center of gravity shifted, the pillar behind him was slowly tilting, waiting for him to react It's already too late.Nick had already imagined the embarrassing scene of being embarrassed after the fall, and even poured the leftover wine from the glass on his body while struggling. Feeling a chill in his chest, Nick could only close his eyes in resignation.

The expected scene didn't happen, because someone supported the pillar for him and supported him by the way. Nick turned to thank him, but found that the gardener who was chatting with him in the afternoon was looking at him with some smile on his face. worry. "Hey! James, I didn't expect to see you here!" Nick withdrew his arm from the opponent's hand, unbuttoned his coat and carefully checked the wine stains on the shirt. The wine stains on the dead shirt were more obvious. Nick could only shake Shaking his head to express regret, "Just