The Great Gatsby
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What Was The Purpose of McKee?
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Geoffrey wrote: "But Jay probably persuaded Wolfie in setting up the fence in Eggland because he had the antsy to meet up with Daisy. "Possibly. The mansion would be large enough for the parties, remote enough to avoid the attention of the City's nosey reporters and cops and located near half of their market--high net-worth individuals of East Egg and West Egg.
They had six months before anyone would get wise because interest on bonds is typically paid every six months, so a six month lease on a mansion would be ideal and probably cheaper than renting a ballroom at the Plaza dozens of times. And quite a bit more privacy for those very essential Chicago phone calls.
That is why so many of us think that he set it up to meet her. He did, but it was also his job to fence the goods to the high set. Eggland was a good pick for both of them.
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Possibly, or something similar. The mansion was needed because it has the necessary space for large parties plus it was located near half of their market, i.e., "high net-worth" individuals (East Egg/West Egg.) Renting and staffing a mansion for six months was probably cheaper than booking a large banquet hall at the Plaza, pus it was removed enough from the City to avoid nosey reporters and police.
Bonds were/are frequently issued in $1,000 denominations and maturing in 10 to 30 years, with interest payable every six months. If the bonds were counterfeit, no one would redeem an interest coupon for six months; so they had that much time to sell their inventory with virtually no chance of getting caught. So a six-month lease would make perfect sense.