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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF

F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

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F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

Stories 1909–17.

[The texts follow the Cambridge Edition, James L. W. West III, ed., Cambridge University Press 2010.]

STORIES 1909–17

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The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage.

St. Paul Academy Now and Then (October 1909)

When I first saw John Syrel of the “New York Daily News,” he was standing before an open window of my house gazing out on the city. It was about six o’clock and the lights were just going on. All down 33rd Street was a long line of gaily illuminated buildings. He was not a tall man, but thanks to the erectness of his posture, and the suppleness of his movement, it would take no athlete to tell that he was of fine build. He was twenty-three years old when I first saw him, and was already a reporter on the “News.” He was not a handsome man; his face was clean-shaven, and his chin showed him to be of strong character. His eyes and hair were brown.

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