“I beg your pardon.â€
 
Gatsby’s butler was suddenly standing beside us.

“Miss Baker?†he inquired. “I beg your pardon, but Mr. Gatsby would like to speak to you alone.â€
“With me?†she exclaimed in surprise.
 “Yes, madame.â€
She got up slowly, raising her eyebrows at me in astonishment, and followed the butler toward the house. I noticed that she wore her evening-dress, all her dresses, like sports clothes—there was a jauntiness about her movements as if she had first learned to walk upon golf courses on clean, crisp mornings.
 – The Great Gatsby (1925) by F.Scott.Fitzgerald
Bibliography:
Fitzgerald, F.Scott. The Great Gatsby. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Print.
Image Credit:Â
Illustration of one-piece golf dress from Bonwit Teller catalogue, 1925, from fuzzylizzie.com
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