She had condescended to tolerate and was tolerated in turn.

Katherine adored Patty, and Patty had told her that she hated Mrs.Franklyn-Haldene.

Naturally Katherine assumed the defensive whenever she met the common enemy.
But Mrs.Haldene could wait.

She had waited before this.

She had made certain prophecies, and it embittered her to learn that so far none of these prophecies had come true.