Chapter 5

     Nick goes home from the city after his date with Jordan. When he gets home Gatsby's mansion is very lit up, but seems to be empty. As Nick is walking home, Gatsby scares him by coming up to him from across the yard. Gatsby seems almost desperate to make Nick happy. He invites Nick to Coney Island, then for a swim. NIck realizes how nervous Gatsby is because he wants Nick to agree to the plan to invite Daisy to tea. Nick agrees to help Gatsby and gatsby immediately offers to have someone cut Nicks grass. Also he offers Nick a chance to make some money by joining him on a side job he does. Nick becomes a little offended that Gatsby would offer to pay him for helping with the plan and refuses Gatsby's offer, but still agrees to helping him with his plan.
     On the day of the meeting it is raining and Gatsby is becoming extremely nervous. Gatsby sends someone over to cut Nick's grass, despite the rain. Gatsby is worried that things will not be the same between Daisy and himself as they were in Louisville. When Daisy arrives Nick brings her inside, but finds that Gatsby has disappeared. There is then a knock at the door and Gatsby returns after taking a walk around the house in the rain. The reunion between Gatsby and Daisy is extremely awkward at first. Gatsby knocks Nick's clock over and tells him sadly that the meeting was a mistake. Nick then leaves them alone and after a half an hour he returns to find the two of them very happy. Daisy is shedding tears of joy and Gatsby is glowing with happiness. The rain stops outside and Gatsby invites Nick and Daisy over to his house where he shows them his things. Daisy is overwhelmed by the luxuriousness of his lifestyle and she begins to cry when Gatsby shows them his collection of English shirts. Gatsby then tells Daisy of the nights he spent starring across the water at the green light on her dock, dreaming about their happiness together. Nick is unsure if Daisy can live up to Gatsby's expectations of her. The romance between the two seems to be reignited, for a moment. Gatsby then calls a strange character into the room and has him play the piano. Nick then realizes that Gatsby and Daisy forgot he was there and he slips out and leaves them alone.