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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.
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>Okay, light bulbs are going off. :)

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

Yes, they both saw the same thing in the furniture. When maid saw it, she realized, that her lady saw it too, and therefore the lady made a discovery, so lady probably would kill herself. That's why she cried (screamed).