Mo Money(Pages 168-187)

Wow! In the past writings in The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton Miss Bart gets herself into quite the  situation! Not only do her scandalous problems with men grow, but the common money theme gets thrown out of line by the death of Mrs. Peniston and her will left behind. I would like to know if it was common of the time to have lawyers take so long, such as a year, to deal with something like a will. That seems like a very long time to me. This seems like an exaggeration used on purpose to put Lily in a spot where she must confront Mr. Trenor. Why does this Grace girl seem so loyal to Mrs. Peniston all of the sudden and gladly accept what she also knows is rightfully Miss Bart's? Does Selden know what is going on throughout this whole event playing out? He may not love Miss Bart as he once did but he seems to truly care about her and the bad situations that always encompass her. "Lily stood apart from the general movement, feeling herself for the first time utterly alone"(Page 180), this statement finally might have been the realization that her loving relation had actually passed. Maybe now Miss Bart wishes that she would have treated Mrs. Peniston with more respect and care.