The House of Mirth Book One Chapter 05

In which the observance of Sunday at Bellomont is marked less by devout attendance than by the social rituals and restless moods of its inhabitants, as Miss Bart grapples with the disquietings of her world and the unexpected presence of Lawrence Selden. Against a backdrop of genteel frivolity and unspoken yearnings, she finds herself drawn into a delicate interplay of companionship and rivalry, casting a wistful glance at the constraints and freedoms that define her sphere.