Seven beats from our edition of Babylon Revisited by F. Scott Fitzgerald, shuffled. Drag them, or use the arrows, until the story runs straight. No account, no streak to lose.
This one is set for Friday, 18 September 2026, so you are early. Play today's instead.
::The Ritz barCharlie Wales returns to Paris after the crash, finds the Ritz bar nearly empty, and leaves his address for an old friend.Return
::Dinner at the Peters’Charlie visits his daughter Honoria and his sister-in-law Marion, who treats him with cold suspicion.Family
::Montmartre at nightCharlie tours the nightclubs he once frequented and finds them hollow without the money of the boom.The past
::Lunch with HonoriaOld friends Duncan Schaeffer and Lorraine Quarrles interrupt Charlie’s lunch with his daughter.The ghosts
::Asking for HonoriaCharlie asks for custody, Marion accuses him over his wife’s death, and she reluctantly agrees.The plea
::Duncan and LorraineThe two friends burst drunk into the Peters’ apartment, and Marion takes back her consent.The intrusion
::Back at the barCharlie learns he must wait six months and resolves to return for his daughter.Waiting
Solved. That is the shape of the story.
Each beat is labelled with its place in the arc now. The full reading, with themes, symbols and the ending explained, is in the Babylon Revisited edition.