The Age of Innocence | Book 2 Summary
Book 2: Chapters 19-26
May and Newland marry and go to an estate near Skuytercliff for their wedding night. While in London on their honeymoon, Newland meets a French tutor, Monsieur Rivière, who inquires about opportunities in New York. Newland sadly realizes that there is nothing for an intellectual like Rivière in New York.
After returning home, Newland hears that Ellen has gone to Boston, so he lies about a business trip in order to see her. She is surprised to see him and explains that she has just met with her husband's emissary. Although he...
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