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  Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow   (1 x 3 = 3) "Louisa Mebbin adopted a protective elder-sister attitude towards money in general, irrespective of nationality and denomination." (a) Who was Louisa Mebbin? (b) What was Lucia Mebbin's attitude towards money? (c) How did she show her real colours?

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    (a)Louisa Mebbin was Mrs Packletide's paid companion, who was supposed to assist her during the tiger shoot. (b) She had a great love for money. (c) She blackmailed Mrs Packletide after the shoot by saying that she would reveal how the tiger died.