The Only Use of "vicarious" in "The Great Gatsby"

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The Only Use

vicarious
in
The Great Gatsby
(Edited)

At this point Jordan and I tried to go, but Tom and Gatsby insisted with competitive firmness that we remain — as though neither of them had anything to conceal and it would be a privilege to partake vicariously of their emotions.
p. 131.1

vicariously = experienced through another person

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(1) (vicarious)
experienced secondhand (through another person)
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)