Answer:
The
stated lines have been spoken by Mrs Packletide.
She is referring to the heavy expenses she had to bear for the tiger
hunt. She had willingly paid the villagers to arrange for the hunt but what she
had to pay to Miss Mebbin at the end (the weekend cottage) was absolutely
unexpected and put a heavy burden on her pocket.
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