Her hostess looked uneasily at an old red velvet sofa in a dark corner, which was not so dark that a worn place along the front edge did not seem to glare at her.

Nobody by any chance sat on that sofa and looked at the resplendent new one.

They always sat on the new and faced the old.

Mrs.Morris began absently calculating, while the conversation went on to other topics, if she could possibly manage a new sofa before summer.
Mrs.Lee asked if she knew if the new people in the Ranger place, "Willow Lake," were very rich?
She said she had heard they were almost millionaires.
"Yes," said Mrs.Morris.

"Very rich indeed.