![]() ![]() All around them, people gossip about their mysterious host. It is a very mixed crowd: East Eggers rub elbows with West Eggers, and people from New York high society meet those from "the wrong side of the tracks." Nick runs into Jordan Baker, who is even more casually bitter than usual because she has recently lost a golf tournament. ![]() Very few of them seem to be invited guests, and even fewer have met Gatsby face to face. Gatsby's mansion is packed with revelers when Nick arrives. Nick is eventually invited to one of these parties, but not by Gatsby himself instead, Gatsby's chauffeur brings an invitation to Nick's door. The guests marvel at Gatsby's Rolls-Royce, his enormous swimming pool, the live musicians he engages weekly, the sumptuous food that he provides for hundreds of people, and, perhaps most importantly, the unlimited liquor he generously supplies. This chapter begins with Nick's description of Gatsby's Saturday night parties: they have become legendary in New York for their opulence and hedonism. ![]()
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