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good time. When I was here last I tore my gown on a chair, and he asked me my name and address⁠—inside of a week I got a package from Croirier’s with a new evening gown in it.”

“Did you keep it?” asked Jordan.

“Sure I did. I was going to wear it tonight, but it was too big in the bust and had to be altered. It was gas blue with lavender beads. Two hundred and sixty-five dollars.”

“There’s something funny about a fellow that’ll do a thing like that,” said the other girl eagerly. “He doesn’t want any trouble with any body.”

“Who doesn’t?” I inquired.

“Gatsby. Somebody told me⁠—”

The two girls and Jordan leaned together confidentially.

“Somebody told me they thought he killed a man once.”

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