The Great Gatsby
What does Tom say to Nick on the porch about his (Tom's) house in chapter 1
chapter 1
chapter 1
“I’ve got a nice place here,” he said, his eyes flashing about restlessly.
Turning me around by one arm, he moved a broad flat hand along the front vista, including in its sweep a sunken Italian garden, a half acre of deep, pungent roses, and a snub-nosed motor-boat that bumped the tide offshore.
“It belonged to Demaine, the oil man.” He turned me around again, politely and abruptly. “We’ll go inside.” (Chapter 1)
The Great Gatsby