How do people at the ball feel towards Chauvelin? Do they like him? Is he well respected?

I think that people were generally cautious and even scared of Chauvelin. He could make people disappear. He sort of lurks around in the shadows,

Chauvelin, in his irreproachable black costume, was taking a quiet survey of the brilliant throng. He noted that Sir Percy and Lady Blakeney had not yet arrived, and his keen, pale eyes glanced quickly towards the door every time a newcomer appeared.