Love the Malfoy comparison. I immediately thought, "What a couple of Debbie Downers!" ;-) Everyone is happy, cheerful and bustling and in walk Sir Walter and Elizabeth expecting everyone to be awed at their condescension to visit, but all anyone feels is an "instant oppression." Talk about wet blankets! And they, completely oblivious to it all. What a couple of pompous ... so-and-sos.