The Age of Innocence Book 1 Chapter 11

In which Newland Archer is discreetly drawn into the delicate matter of the Countess Olenska’s intentions to seek a divorce, an unwelcome intrusion that unsettles his composure amidst the rigid expectations of New York society. As he contemplates the complex web of duty, compassion, and social propriety, Archer prepares to meet the Countess anew, caught between personal feeling and the unforgiving imperatives of his class.