"they weren't happy, and neither of them had touched the chicken or the ale - and yet they weren't unhappy either. there was an unmistakable air of natural intimacy about the picture and anybody would have said that they were conspiring together."

The given excerpt is from Chapter 7 of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Explanation:

The text appears at the end of Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby. In this chapter we see the conflict between Tom and Gatsby. After being in fight with Gatsby, Tom reveals to Daisy about the illegal practices by which he has earned his wealth. Daisy is surprised. After the accident, the differences between Gatsby and Daisy grew more. But Gatsby still loves Daisy, even after when she confessed that she loves Tom. Gatsby, in his love for Daisy, sacrifices his happiness over the happiness of Daisy. He lets Tom and Daisy sit inside the house while he stands outside. The image of inside of the house is described in the given text,

"They weren't happy, and neither of them had touched the chicken or the ale - and yet they weren't unhappy either. There was an unmistakable air of natural intimacy about the picture and anybody would have said that they were conspiring together."

Tom and Daisy were inside but still they were not happy. There was a sense of awkwardness between them by what Gatsby did for them.

the reason that neiterkob's daughter most likely tell the beginnings of the maasai is : to explain the readers the origin of maasai culture

with this explanation, the reader will grasp a better concept about it and not lost in the middle of reading.

                                            (hope this )