Da Inglese a Italiano Arte/Letteratura Poesia e Prosa

chiedo aiuto nella comprensione di questa frase e traduzione
Instead of smiling or nodding she reached out and imperiously pulled a buffed Virgin into her fold. The bitch.

(ok, qual'è il significato di buffed? e di fold? capisco che il contesto qui è fondamentale per cui metto la frase precedente: As I inched my way back around the bar toward the exit, I noticed a staircase up to a balcony overlooking the dance floor. Mingling in the ample space were women of a certain age (mine), surrounded by a bevy of sexy young things in tank tops, metallic glints in their navels. An older woman with spiky hair and a suit jacket stood out; there was something commanding in her stance. She stood nodding into her cellphone while scanning the profanum vulgus below like Hestia guarding her Vestal Virgins. she looked at me)