Daily puzzle

Put The Rich Boy back in order

Seven beats from our edition of The Rich Boy by F. Scott Fitzgerald, shuffled. Drag them, or use the arrows, until the story runs straight. No account, no streak to lose.

  1. The very rich The narrator argues that the rich are a breed apart and introduces Anson Hunter as their representative.
  2. Paula Legendre Anson falls in love with Paula, but his drinking and proud reluctance to commit erode her trust.
  3. Paula marries another After repeated hesitations and a humiliating drunken episode, Paula gives up and marries Lowell Thayer.
  4. Dolly Karger Anson pursues and then coldly discards Dolly when he detects her schemes, asserting his control.
  5. Guardian of the family Anson becomes the responsible center of his clan, even breaking up his aunt Edna's affair to protect appearances.
  6. Meeting Paula again A chance encounter with the remarried, pregnant Paula exposes the depth of what Anson let slip away.
  7. Alone and abroad After Paula dies in childbirth, the lonely Anson is sent on a voyage, reviving only under a young woman's attention.