As the second book of Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth begins, I notice one thing. It seems that Seldon has taken Lily's advice from earlier in the novel to set aside work and take a vacation like his friends do! I don't exactly know if that has any real importance yet, but it is an interesting event. Later, it seems that Seldon slips his big boy pants on and stops himself from fleeing like what he states as,"flying like an emotional coward from the infatuation his reason had conquered"(Wharton,157). Finally, Seldon and Miss Bart see each other in the train station, but something is different about Lily. She is described as new and more positive about who she is. Her being is more defined now. Also, I noticed while reading the Wharton is now calling Lily, Miss Bart. I feel that this is because of Miss Bart's new found self.
Okay so chapter two is starting to feel like some sort of modern TV show with all of these affairs and issues going on. Lily is caught up in between these rumors and is confronted about them by Carry Fisher. She states that the fact that her and George came back alone together from the station was odd, but Lily refutes that by saying that Mrs. Dorset never showed up and that's why they did. Also, I am fairly lost as to what Lily was to tell Mrs. Dorset while they were alone on the ship. I feel like it was about what George plans to do with Seldon-divorce his wife-but that seems a little odd for a friend to do. I feel some animosity brewing up!
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