The telephone rang inside, startlingly, and as daisy shook her head decisively at tom the subject of the stables, in fact all subjects, vanished into air. among the broken fragments of the last five minutes at table i remember the candles being lit again, pointlessly, and i was conscious of wanting to look squarely at every one, and yet to avoid all eyes. i couldn’t guess what daisy and tom were thinking, but i doubt if even miss baker, who seemed to have mastered a certain hardy skepticism, was able utterly to put this fifth guest’s shrill metallic urgency out of mind. to a certain temperament the situation might have seemed intriguing—my own instinct was to telephone immediately for the police. the phone calls that tom receives during the dinner are an indicator that

That Tom and Daisy are not happily married couple.

Explanation:

The given excerpt is taken from the book of "The Great Gatsby" written by F. Scott. Fitzgerald, Chapter 1. In the opening chapter of the book, we are introduced to the narrator, Nick. After his graduation, he visits his cousin Daisy's house to have dinner with her and her husband. During dinner time, Tom, Daisy's husband, receives a phone call that startles Daisy. Tom goes to attend the call and after him, Daisy goes. Jordan, Daisy's friend who was present during the dinner tells Nick that Tom has received the call from his lover, who lives in New York.

So this clearly suggests that Tom and Daisy are not living in a happy marriage.

modal adverbs are used to modify specific verbs that consist of a linking verb (verb of being) and sometimes another verb. examples of modal verbs include can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will and would.

modal auxiliary. an auxiliary verb characteristically used with other verbs to express mood, aspect, or tense. in english, the most common modal auxiliaries are can, could, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will, and would. also called modal .

she is outspoken and direct