"The Great Gatsby" proved that he had become an expert in the art of writing.

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Somewhere in The Great Gatsby, which was my Tom Sawyer when I was twelve, the youthful narrator remarks that everybody suspects himself of having at least one of the cardinal virtues and he goes on to say that he thinks his, bless his heart, is honesty.

在Great，Gatsby的某个地方，我表哥在那,当时我12岁，那个年轻的叙事者谈论道,每个人都怀疑他,有至少一种基本的美德，他继续说,他认为他的内心是诚实的。

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