Chapter 27-28

Chapter 27- Mr. Beaufort the once prominent banker, was suffering a financial crisis so great it reminds me of today. It was said that "his failure promised to be one of the most discreditable in the history of Wall Street." Then Newland gets a note from May saying that her grandmother (Mrs. Manson Mingott) had a stroke, and that he should go to her house to see her. Apparently Mrs. Beaufort went to Mrs. Mingott's house to ask her for her financial support through Beaufort's crisis and she went into shock mode after she left leading to the stroke. The fact that she asked her for help is a very big deal back then and should never ever be done. Mrs. Beaufort was away alone without any help. Then Mrs. Mingott asked for Ellen to be told for she should know and May asked Newland to do it since he was going to Washington for business anyway. It was then when I realized how strong May really was and I began liking her. I had always thought she was weak and ignorant. However she said it was funny how they would cross paths. Ellen was coming to New York yet Newland would be in Washington on "business."

Chapter 28- Newland goes to the telegram office to so he can send a telegram to Ellen and he meets Mr. Lefferts there they discuss the stroke for a moment and then move on. Due to all the publicity about Beaufort's failure the stroke was unknown about by many. Beaufort's loss was great and all were affected. Mrs. Beaufort practically begs her friends to help her which is seen as unacceptable by New York high society and New York will have to suffer over the lack of such a great ball-room. I realized that New York society was important but i was shocked about this I mean, way to kick someone when they are down. I would have thought there were exceptions but instead people are sad that they lose the ball-room. Newland volunteers to get Ellen from the train station, yet later that night May asks him how he could possibly pick Ellen up from the station if he will be in Washington. He regrets giving May so many details and lies to her telling her the meeting is postponed but May is sharp she asks why Mr. Letterblair is going and he makes up yet another lie.