Lily Bart
Lily Bart, the main character, is standing on a railway platform waiting for a train when Lawrence Selden sees her. ... Upon leaving Seldens house, Lily encounters a Mr. ... On the train Lily encounters Percy Gryce, one of the very wealthy bachelors that she is hoping to marry. Lily causes them to meet "accidentally" and establishes a conversation that is interrupted when a Mrs. ... They all end up at the Trenors house for an extended party, and while there, Lily is able to spend time with Mr. ... The arrival of Selden ruins her plans, however, and when Lily takes an afternoon walk with Selden, a jealous Mrs. Dorset (whom we can infer is Seldens mistress) goes to Gryce and tells him all the bad things she has ever heard about Lily. ... Trenor, who was helping match Lily and Mr. Gryce, is furious with the way Lily ruined her chances with him. Lily accepts the rebuke and goes to pick up Mr. ... Several weeks later Lily attends the wedding of her cousin Jack Stepney and Gwen Van Osburgh. ... Rosedale, Lily encounters Mrs. ... While staying at her aunts house, Lily receives a visit from a charwoman who has letters written by Mrs. ... Lily purchases the letters, planning to use them to get back at Bertha for ruining her chances with Percy Gryce. ... Trenor tries to demand to see more of her in return for the money he has given her, but Lily refuses his demands. Lily accidentally offends Grace Stepney, a good friend of Mrs. ... Peniston that Lily has been gambling at bridge and thereby incurred debts. She also hints that Lily may be spending time with married men, causing Mrs. ... Lily puts herself in a Reynolds and is so beautiful that Selden wants to marry her when he sees her.