p.119 Daisy-Gatsby
... As Tom continued his pointless bragging about "making a stable," I decided I couldn't take this anymore. "Who wants to go to town?," I asked. All of a sudden, Jay slowly turned his eyes towards me, and our eyes met. "Ah," I said. "You look so cool." We stared each other for a long while, and for a minute I had forgotten where I was, and what I was doing. "You always look so cool." What was I doing? I had just told Jay that I had feelings for him, that I loved him. On top of that, I did it in front of my husband. The man that I had vowed to love no matter what happened.
Tom was shocked. His expression slowly changed from one that people took for idle chatter to one that shocked the shock and the astonishment that he felt at that moment. His jaw dropped a little, displaying his silent bewilderment. He turned and looked, slowly, between me and Jay. \
I tried to think on my feet. I really did. But what came out of my mouth next was ill-thought out. "You resemble the advertisement of the man," I said, trying my best to sound as innocent as possible. "You know the advertisement of the man-"
"All right." Tom cut in abruptly, cutting off my attempt to excuse myself. "I'm perfectly willing to go to town. Come on - we're all going to town." He stood up, with his eyes flashing with dangerous anger. No one dared move.
"Come on!" He said, getting more impatient. You could tell he was getting more agitated by the second, the way his jaw moved slowly, his eyes possessed by the rage overwhelming him. "What's the matter, anyhow? If we're going to town, let's start."...
