Tom, who hates to be out-manned by anyone, takes an instant dislike to Gatsby.Now that Gatsby has, in his mind, secured Daisy, he's rather aggressive to Tom, taunting subtly, "I know your wife.".Gatsby goes about entertaining these unannounced and rather presumptuous guests.Nick is chilling at Gatsby's place when this man Sloane and the girl he's with stop by – with Tom Buchanan. Nick says he didn't find this out until much later, but he wants to dish it to us now. According to Cody's will, Gatsby was supposed to inherit his money – but Cody's mistress intervened and kept it for herself.Nick recalls the portrait of the man in Gatsby's bedroom.There's a reason Gatsby drinks so little. He spent the next five years as Cody's steward, mate, skipper, secretary, and, sometimes, when Cody got too drunk, jailor-and probably vomiting-head-holder, too. "Jay Gatsby" was born the day James Gatz, at 17, rowed out to meet Dan Cody's yacht, to tell him that a "wind might catch up and break him up in half an hour." Dan Cody (sound familiar?) became his mentor and best friend.And he didn't grow up wealthy he grew up poor.Gatsby was born "James Gatz." (It is kind of cute how he just played around with the "y" sound.).Nick decides to tell us the truth about Gatsby's past, since apparently, the man lied about everything.He comes (in vain) to get information from Jay. A newspaper man from the city has heard the great rumors about this mysterious Mr.
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