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Inside, the crimson room bloomed with light. Tom and Miss Baker sat on the long couch and she read aloud to him from the newspaper.

When we came in she held us silent for a moment with a lifted hand.

“To be continued,” she said, tossing the magazine on the table. She stood up.

“Ten o'clock,” she remarked. “Time for this good girl to go to bed.”

“Jordan's going to play at Westchester tomorrow,” explained Daisy.

“Oh – you're Jordan Baker!”

I knew now why her face was familiar – it had looked out at me from many pictures of the sporting life.

“Good night,” she said softly. “Wake me at eight, won't you?”

“But you won't get up.”

“I will. Good night, Mr. Carraway. See you.”

“Of course you will,” confirmed Daisy. “In fact I think I'll arrange a marriage. Come over often, Nick, and I'll make it. You know – push you out to sea in a boat, and all that sort of thing…”

“Good night,” called Miss Baker from the stairs. “I haven't heard anything.”

“She's a nice girl,” said Tom after a moment. “And her family…”