Lily wakes up and sees that Judy (owner of the Bellamont estate) asked her to come and help write thank you notes. Lily is not down for that because sleep tho and also writing notes sounds hella boring, but she can't say no because she has no money so she completely dependent on her friends.
So she goes and helps with the notes, and while they write, Judy and Lily gossip. Now Judy is the top of the elitist food chain - she dictates whatever goes on. She does something, everyone follows. She considers Lily to be her best friend, but mainly only because Lily is the least likely to go against Judy of all the women in the circle.
They talk about Carey Fisher and how she is not cool because she has divorced twice and takes money from all the rich men, but Judy still invites her places because she occupies Judy's husband Gus so Judy can do whatever she wants.
Judy also compares Bertha Dorset to Lily, saying that lily was way more pretty and smart, but Bertha was mean so she got what she wanted. Lily was a little salty about this conversation though because she didn't want anyone's advice on how to live her life.
Even though she doesn't want help, Lily does think about how hard it is to be in her situation. Even if she was just a boy, it would be so much easier. She could be like Jack, and marry past his prime for wealth no problem. Or like Nat Silverton, and be poor and lose money and play bridge and not be considered a burden. But unfortunately, she is a girl, and the world is sexist. :(
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