The Great Gatsby

Why does Nick's instinct "to telephone immediately for the police"?

Chapter 1

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When the telephone rings the entire room is filled with a sense of tension. It was alarming.

"To a certain temperament the situation might have seemed intriguing — my own instinct was to telephone immediately for the police."

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The Great Gatsby