Upon his return, Nick finds Gatsby changed entirely. He has moved from the embarrassment of his initial appearance to unbounded delight, radiating a newfound sense of well-being. Daisy, too, reflects an “unexpected joy” though her voice. At Gatsby’s request, the three move from Nick’s little house to Gatsby’s mansion. Daisy, just as Gatsby had intended, is delighted by the magnificence of his estate. Together they wander from room to room, each one tastefully and carefully decorated to create a particular ambiance. Along the way they meet Klipspringer, “the boarder,” who was busy doing exercises as if he hadn’t a care in the world. At the house, Gatsby passes into yet a third phase: wonder at Daisy’s presence in his house. Daisy, at seeing Gatsby’s array of shirts, buries her head in them weeping at their beauty. By the end of the afternoon, Gatsby has shown Daisy all the material stability he possesses, yet Nick hints that perhaps Daisy doesn’t measure up — not because of a shortcoming on her part, but because of the magnitude of the dream that Gatsby has built over the past five years. At chapter’s end, Nick departs, leaving Gatsby and Daisy alone together.
