great gatsby

he mingled with the monied classes

I'm inclined to reserve all judgments

I was privy to the secret griefs of wild, unknown men

Most of the confidences were unsought

frequently I have feigned sleep, preoccupation, or a hostile levity (brak powagi, lekkomyślność, beztroska) when I realized by some unmistakable sign that an intimate revelation was quivering (drżeć) on the horizon

the intimate revelations of young men are usually plagiaristic and marred by obvious suppressions. (zatajenie, stłumienie)

only gatsby was exempt from my reaction

Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn. To pour scorn on sth/sb - wzgardzić kimś czyms