The Great Gatsby (Chapter 1 Excerpt)

An excerpt from The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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Then wear the gold hat, if that will move her;
If you can bounce high, bounce for her too,
Till she cry "Lover, gold-hatted, high-bouncing lover,
I must have you!"
—Thomas Parke D'Invilliers
In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.