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>>Had she made this discovery before they got to the hotel?
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> No.
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>>Was the maid aware of the discovery?
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> She was aware of that was discovered.
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>>Was the woman overreacting to the discovery? The answer is 'yes' (suicide is extreme)...let me rephrase the question: Did she discover something about herself that is actually very common?
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>No, it's definitely not common, but probably was not rare in 18th century.

Okay, light bulbs are going off. :)

Did they both notice something in the furniture, or was it a painting on the wall?