Essentially, Nick wishes that he could be NOT at the party in chapter two. After having spent some time listening to Myrtle and Catherine, imbibing their meanness and their lies along with the whiskey that seemed ever present and so in demand, he says, "I wanted to get out and walk eastward toward the Park through the soft twilight [...]." The thing he most wants is to leave because the party and the company are so unpleasant. He's just been introduced to the mistress of his cousin's husband and her terrible friends; the poor puppy is crying, forgotten and probably frightened; and Nick sits in the middle, having had too much to drink. It's a pretty uncomfortable situation for him. However, every time he tries to leave, some new argument begins among the other guests and he gets pulled back into his chair "as if with ropes," he says. He feels confined, like a prisoner, and he cannot leave though he just wishes to be outside, alone, and in peace.
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