So how could she be insulted ?" Mrs.Maynard and Mrs.Kingsley, as usual, received Mrs.Wrapp's caustic and rather crude opinions with as good grace as they could muster.

Plain it was that they felt themselves a shade removed from this younger and newer member of society.

But they could not show direct antagonism to her influence any more than they could understand the common sense and justice of her arguments.
"No one will ever invite him again," declared Mrs.Maynard.
"He's done in Middleville," echoed Mrs.Kingsley.And that perhaps was a gauntlet thrown.
"Rot!" exclaimed Mrs.Wrapp, with more force than elegance.

"I'll invite Daren Lane to my house....

You women don't get the point.
Daren Lane is a soldier come home to die.