"She was swollen up with peasure at being in on this scene."
This excerpt is describing Loretta Bird, the neighbor to the Peebles. Through this statement, the reader can confirm that she is a gossip queen. Here, she is ecstatic that she is witnessing Alice Kelling go off on Edie. She finds pleasure in gossip and chaos. Loretta is present throughout the story, and the speaker drops hints that her presence is not always welcome at the Peebles' home. She contributes to the story as sort of an antagonist to Edie. Edie thinks of her as a vile woman who she would be happy to never see again. It is also obvious that Loretta looks down on Edie, and she does not like the feeling of inferiority that Loretta brings to her.
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