"What a gentleman. From one of the
finest families in the Midwest.
Ah, sadly, all dead now. When I first
made the pleasure of Mr. Gatsby's
acquaintance, just after the war, I knew
I'd discovered a man of fine breeding. A
war hero! Such medals! And an Oxford
man. You know Oxford?"
Nick Carraway : Yes, I've heard of it.
"Then you would know that when it
comes to married women, a man like
this can be trusted. With a friend, with
someone like you, he'd never so much
as look at your wife."
(To Nick) "I understand you're looking
for a business connection."
Jay Gatsby : No! No, no. No. No. No. No.
This isn't the man, Meyer.
Remember, this is the *friend*
that I told you about.
"Oh! Oh, I beg your pardon.
I had the wrong man!"
I see you're looking at my cufflinks.'
I hadn't been looking at them, but I did now.
They were composed of
oddly familiar pieces of ivory.
'Finest specimens of human molars,'
he informed me."
- Meyer Wolfsheim, The Great Gatsby,
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD.-
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