Chapter 22

Chapter 22- The Blenkers were having a party, and although the Blenkers were odd since they were important members in New York society, people went to these annual events. The Wellands discussed this and asked Newland if he and May would go but Newland seemed bored by it all. Mrs. Welland complained to May that he never planned ahead, instead he would spend his time reading a book. Only when Newland speaks of getting a horse for May does Mrs. Welland see him planning ahead. So Newland takes off for a few hours, he decides that he doesn't necessarily want to talk to Ellen but to see where she has been living and how she is. He went by the house where she was staying hoping that he would see her, but no. He passed by a garden and saw a pink parasol and was certain that it was hers, then one of the Blenker girls appeared and said it was her parasol and that Ellen had been called away to Boston for two days. He tells the girl that he will be in Boston tomorrow and perhaps he could call on Ellen and the girl tells him exactly where she was staying.