The sight of Mrs Clay in such favour, and of Anne so overlooked, was a perpetual provocation to her there; and vexed her as much when she was away, as a person in Bath who drinks the water, gets all the new publications, and has a very large acquaintance, has time to be vexed.

I think it reflects negatively on LR as well. It brings to mind a topic that came up during the first week of the GR: several readers pointed out how LR fails to make sure that Anne gets out in society beyond her small neighbourhood.