Count Mippipopolous asks, "'Why don't you get married, you two?' 'We want to lead our own lives,' I said. 'We have our careers,' Brett said" (Hemingway, 68). The irony in this situation is that the reader knows Jake and Brett's excuses are lies. If it was not for Jake's injury from WWI, Brett would have most likely accepted a marriage proposal.
As Jake and Brett are dancing once again, "[t]he drummer shouted: 'You can't two time---'"(Hemmingway, 70). Once again, the reader can realize the irony in this situation because we know Brett is engaged to Mike Campbell, but is dancing with Jake whom she has feelings for. These words could also be ironic to the characters, but neither of them comment on the singing of the drummer. It is possible that Hemingway included this small interruption as a view into Brett's mind. Maybe those words are the exact thoughts running through her mind. She might feel guilty for the life she is leading, especially considering that she mentions she is being payed back for all the hell she has put men through.
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