Sentence:  There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior <WSD>people</WSD>. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,nb..., and all these articles...made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (Used as plural of '''''person'''''); a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.