henever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."
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"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world
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"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.
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I hadn’t the faintest idea what ‘this matter’ was, but I was more annoyed than interested. I hadn’t asked Jordan to tea in order to discuss Mr Jay Gatsby.
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You see, I usually find myself among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad things that happened to me.’
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‘Here’s another thing I always carry. A souvenir of Oxford days. It was taken in Trinity Quad—the man on my left is now the Earl of Doncaster.’
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Major Jay Gatsby
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Then came the war, old sport. It was a great relief, and I tried very hard to die, but I seemed to bear an enchanted life.
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What part of the Middle West?’ I inquired casually.
‘San Francisco.’
‘I see.’
‘My family all died and I came into a good deal of money.’
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‘I’ll tell you God’s truth.’ His right hand suddenly ordered divine retribution to stand by. ‘I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West—all dead now. I was brought up in America but educated at Oxford, because all my ancestors have been educated there for many years. It is a family tradition.’