Chapter 2

Tom wants to show Nick his girlfriend. So they get on a train and go into town. On the way the train stops at a run down dusty old place and Tom says that they are getting off. So they get off and go into a car repair shop. While they are there they see an old man and Tom calls him Mr. Wilson. While Tom and Mr. Wilson are talking Mrs. Wilson comes out of her apartment and tells her husband she is going in to the city to see her sister. They then go into the city and Tom buys Mrs. Wilson a dog. They go to her sisters apartment and have a party. They invite the neighbors and party all night long. During the party Nick finds out that Mrs. Wilson's real name is Myrtle. Why did Tom want to show Nick his girlfriend?