“ I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober meup to sit in a library. ”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1925). copy citation
| Author | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
|---|---|
| Source | The Great Gatsby |
| Topic | library drunkenness sobriety |
| Date | 1925 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200041.txt |
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Jordan looked at him alertly, cheerfully, without answering.
«I was brought by a woman named Roosevelt,» he continued. «Mrs Claud Roosevelt. Do you know her? I met her somewhere last night. I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library.»
«Has it?»
«A little bit, I think. I can't tell yet. I've only been here an hour. Did I tell you about the books? They're real. They're—»
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Jordan looked at him alertly, cheerfully, without answering.
«I was brought by a woman named Roosevelt,» he continued. «Mrs Claud Roosevelt. Do you know her? I met her somewhere last night. I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library.»
«Has it?»
«A little bit, I think. I can't tell yet. I've only been here an hour. Did I tell you about the books? They're real. They're—»
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