After Nick returns from talking to Jordan Baker, Gatsby eagerly meets Nick to discuss and prepare for Daisy's arrival at Nick's house for tea.
'I'm going to call up Daisy tomorrow and invite her over here to tea,' (Fitzgerald 87-88).
'How about the day after tomorrow?' (Fitzgerald 88).
Once the date for tea is set, Gatsby asks Nick if he would like to earn extra money with a confidential business proposition (Fitzgerald 89). When Nick politely refuses, the reader understands Nick is not interested in profiting from their friendship.
...Because the offer was obviously and tactlessly for a service to be rendered, I had no choice except to cut him off there, (Fitzgerald 89).
'I've got my hands full...I'm much obliged but I couldn't take on any more work,' (Fitzgerald 89).
'It wouldn't take up much of your time and you might pick up a nice bit of money. It happens to be a rather confidential sort of thing,' (Fitzgerald 88-89).
Daisy comes into the house for tea and sees Gatsby. After a few moments, Nick leaves Gatsby and Daisy in awkward silence. After five years without seeing each other, they are speechless and emotionally overwhelmed by the sight of each other.
'I certainly am awfully glad to see you again,' (Fitzgerald 92).
...[Gatsby's] distraught eyes stared down at Daisy who was sitting frightened but graceful on the edge of a stiff chair, (Fitzgerald 92).
'We've met before,' (Fitzgerald 92).
Nick stays outside for half an hour and reflects on the origin of Gatsby's house. When he returns, Daisy and Gatsby seem exuberant in each other's presence. Gatsby invites them both to his house. The reader understands that Gatsby and Daisy have strong feelings for each other.
'Oh, hello, old sport,' (Fitzgerald 95).
I went in...[and] Daisy's face was smeared with tears...But there was a change in Gatsby...he literally glowed, (Fitzgerald 95).
'I want you and Daisy to come over to my house,' (Fitzgerald 96).
'I've got a man in England who busy me clothes. He sends a selection of things at the beginning of each season...' (Fitzgerald 99).
Gatsby proudly shows Daisy and Nick around his house. As Gatsby enters his bedroom, he gleefully throws his shirts one by one in the air as Daisy cries. Gatsby does this to show Daisy his carefree wealth. Daisy cries because she realizes she could have been happy and wealthy if she had waited for him instead of marrying Tom.
'They're such beautiful shirts...It makes me sad because I've never seen such-such beautiful shirts before,' (Fitzgerald 99).
While we admired he brought more and the soft rich heap mounted higher... (Fitzgerald 99).
As I went over to say goodbye I saw that the expression of bewilderment had come back into Gatsby's face, as though a faint doubt had occured to him as to the quality of his present happiness...There must have been moments even that afternooon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams-not through her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion, (Fitzgerald 103).
Nick sees that Gatsby and Daisy have forgotten his presence. They are both possessed by intense life with their feelings for each other (Fitzgerald 103). Nick ponders that Gatsby must be in a state of disbelief that his all consuming quest to be reunited with Daisy may finally be achieved.
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