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the mistress and her daughter

posted 18 years ago by gardenia80
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I'm not sure if I missed some piece of dialogue, but why was it that the mistress and her daughter were coming home early from the Candlemas celebration? Were they trying to catch Christine and Lea in the act or something? And another thing, why would the mistress suspect them in the first place? I remember her rifling through their beds, and one was rumpled while the other was neat, but that could just be due to the fact that one makes her bed nice than the other. I just felt as if there were not enough clues that could lead to the mistress suspecting the two sisters, but if someone can come up with something that maybe I missed, I'd appreciate it.

[–] SugarSpunSister 18 years ago

i think the sisters say something about the mistress and the daughter coming home to sneak up on them and see what they were up to. but i do agree, there should have been a few more clues as to why. does anyone know in the actual story, why they came home early?

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[–] Rindaman 14 years ago

When the sisters went to see about getting Lea's emancipation, the man said he was going to pass Christine's outbursts along to their master. After that is when the mistress put the gloves back on to check for dust, became more questioning, etc. Perhaps she expected to return home and find the girls stealing items and hiding them in their room?

I don't think any of the wikipedia entries or anything say exactly why they came home. I figured it was the mistress being somewhat of a snoop.

[–] MeLioneth 13 years ago

I think they maybe came earlier for a clothing change and than, after finding the house without light searched for the girls...
And where would you search for them if you can't find them anywhere? Clearly in their room. It is the house of the Madame, of course she can go upstairs whenever she wants.