Whitacre and Jugson will be amiable, I'm sure. Warrington - well, let's just leave him be.

You really think Daphne would go so far as to not show up? I mean, she comes up with an idea for the whole celebration, but then doesn't feel it's "proper" for her to do it herself. All I can figure is that Bole must be jealous of her history with Blaise, and she wants to downplay it for his benefit.