The secret to that is knowing that you don’t mean anything to anyone. That you’re worthless. The woman, who feels very important and is therefore very visible, also happens to be fully occupied at the moment, because she’s just caught sight of the men and women talking about investments, so she snorts: “Look, Charles! Apparently they let anyone in here these days, even those vulgar new-money social climbers. Look at them! No taste, no style!”
