The Age of Innocence Family Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

But this behest of old Mrs. Mingott's roused him to a sense of what the clan thought they had the right to exact from a prospective son-in-law; and he chafed at the role. (11.13)

As a prospective son-in-law, Newland finds himself roped into the affairs of the Wellands and the Mingotts, and he's none too happy about it.