"It occurred to her, standing at the edge of that little room..."

With all of the exclusive parties, private get together's and complicated relationships in the inner circle of the upper class New York the outsiders will do anything for glimpse of the inside. You would think everyone on the inside has no reason to give insight on the goings on of the young and rich but one person does. Diana Holland, her newly and secretly poor family is financially struggling and it forces Diana to sell the stories of her peer and herself. She finds it exciting but she realizes she is no longer as innocent as she was at one time. "It occurred to her, standing at the edge of that little room and looking down, selling observations that were supposed to evaporate in the air so that they would be laid down in print instead, that she was no longer an innocent"(185). Diana's current financial situation has pushed her into situations that if she was still a lady of extreme wealth would be viewed and undeniably inappropriate. As her family continues to spend money they do not have Diana will have to become more and more independent and reliable. I think her current way of making money is foreshadowing for drama when the true life of ladies of high society is spilled on the front page and that Diana will be joining the working class sometime soon.