Chapter 21

Chapter 21- Newland and May return from their vacation to attend the Beaufort's archery match, which May wins. As they settle into married life, Newland begins to wonder if he would even like it. He says that he married because it was expected of him, and because he met a "perfectly charming girl." He feels lie he didn't make a mistake because she did everything he expected her to, she was sweet, good-tempered, attractive, reasonable, and popular. His thoughts of once marrying Countess Olenska were distant memories like ghosts. He sees Medora at the archery match and she talks about Ellen but he feels very little emotional connections to her. Medora says how she is lonely and her life is "morbid, and unnatural." After May wins she asks to go see Mrs. Mingott, they visit her, and Mrs. Mingott comments on the diamond arrow brooch May won fromthe match saying that she should leave it to her oldest daughter, which makes May blush. Mrs. Mingott asks Newland to go fetch Ellen he he finds her facing the sea with her back to him. He is instantly reminded of the play with the girl and the ribbon, he decides if she does not turn arounf by the time a certain ship passes by he would leave, and she doesn't so he goes back to the house. He claims that he cannot find Ellen, and Mrs. Mingoot says that it is alright because she has changed anyway, now she isolates herself away from her friends, coming up with excuses why.