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"The incidental expenses are heavy" , she confides to inquiring friends. Who is the speaker ? What is she referring to here ?

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Mrs. Packletide is the speaker. Her paid companion Louisa Mebbin knew that Mrs. Packletide was unworthy of the honour she received for having killed a tiger. She feared that Mebbin would reveal the truth about the tiger’s death. She had to please Mebbin who exploited the situation. The money spent on Mebbin is referred to as incidental expenses.



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