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El Gran Gatsby
Capítulo 9, Página 1
After
two
years,
I
still
recall
the
rest
of
that
day,
the
night,
and
the
next
day
as
a
never-ending
stream
of
police,
photographers,
and
journalists
coming
and
going
from
Gatsby's
front
door.
A
rope
was
stretched
across
the
main
gate,
and
a
policeman
stood
there
to
keep
the
curious
away,
but
little
boys
soon
realized
they
could
come
through
my
yard,
and
there
were
always
a
few
of
them
gathered,
staring
wide-eyed
at
the
pool.
Someone
with
an
authoritative
air,
perhaps
a
detective,
used
the
term
"madman"
while
examining
Wilson's
body
that
afternoon,
and
the
decisive
tone
of
his
voice
set
the
tone
for
the
newspaper
reports
the
next
morning.
Most
of
those
reports
were
a
nightmare—grotesque,
detailed,
eager,
and
false.
When
Michaelis's
testimony
at
the
inquest
revealed
Wilson's
suspicions
about
his
wife,
I
thought
the
whole
story
would
soon
be
sensationalized—but
Catherine,
who
could
have
said
anything,
remained
silent.
She
showed
unexpected
strength,
looking
the
coroner
in
the
eye
with
determination
and
swore
that
her
sister
had
never
met
Gatsby,
that
she
was
perfectly
happy
with
her
husband,
and
that
she
had
done
nothing
wrong.
She
convinced
herself
of
it,
crying
into
her
handkerchief
as
if
the
mere
suggestion
was
unbearable.
So
Wilson
was
portrayed
as
a
man
"deranged
by
grief"
to
keep
the
case
simple.
And
that
was
where
it
ended.
But
all
this
seemed
distant
and
unimportant.
I
found
myself
alone
on
Gatsby's
side.
From
the
moment
I
called
West
Egg
village
with
the
news
of
the
tragedy,
every
assumption
about
him
and
every
practical
question
was
directed
at
me.
At
first,
I
was
surprised
and
confused;
then,
as
he
lay
in
his
house,
unmoving,
unbreathing,
and
silent
for
hours,
it
dawned
on
me
that
I
was
responsible
because
no
one
else
cared—cared
with
that
deep
personal
interest
everyone
deserves
at
the
end.
I
called
Daisy
half
an
hour
after
we
found
him,
called
her
instinctively
and
without
hesitation.
But
she
and
Tom
had
left
early
that
afternoon,
taking
their
luggage
with
them.
"Left
no
address?"
"No."
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