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Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:

"It is a marvel how Louisa manages to do it ," is the general verdict.

(i)Who is Louisa
(ii)What quality of Louisa's character does this extract reveal?
(iii) What is the context in which this remark has been made?

Answers

Answered by CantDoMaths
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(i) Louisa Mebbin is Mrs. Packletide's "paid" companion.
(ii) The above lines sheds light on the fact that although Louisa was money-minded, she managed to keep this quality of hers as a secret from the public.
(iii) After Mrs. Packletide's tiger hunt and the ball party following it was over, Louisa had blackmailed Packletide for a lump sum of money that she used to buy a new house. The above line is the general remark that her friends and public used to give.
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