Ah, she cried, you look so cool. Their eyes met, and they stared toget…

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Ah, she cried, you look so cool. Their eyes met, and they stared together at each other, alone in space. With an effort she glanced down at the table. You always look so cool, she repeated. She had told him that she loved him, and Tom Buchanan saw. ✨ F. Scott Fitzgerald (2002). F. Scott Fitzgerald: Trimalchio: An Early Version of 'The Great Gatsby', p.95, Cambridge University Press
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