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don't seeencounter the Buchanans, whom he first knew separately, for the first time.is Nick's
secound cousin, he had knownin college, "and just after the war I spent two days with them
in Chicago," so he has already known the two both separately and as a couple. Nick has a
particular impression that Tom especially would never settle permanently anywhere, but
"would drift on forever seeking, a little wistfully, for the dramatic turbulence of some
irrecoverable football game."
However, the Tom that Nick meets has
"changed since his New Haven years," and apparently not for the better. "Two
shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face," suggesting that this
arrogance was not so much in evidence before, and he gave the impression of "leaning
aggressively forward." His expression is "supercilious" and he wears
"effeminate" clothing as if to hide the power of his "cruel" body. Overall,
Nick seems to observe a general sense of arrogance and cruelty in Tom which...
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