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On October 1, 2018 Marc Aramini wrote:</div>
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<span>>The problem of course is that much like “violet” eyes being a mix or blue<br>
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<div>>and red I think spring is a mix of hot and cold (?). If she were named<br>
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<div>>winter it would be clear. She’s a teacher in new money. Colette is a<br>
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<div>>teacher with money living in Taos Towers- also vaguely Spanish sounding in<br>
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<div>i>ts implications. But there’s no reason not to believe that Mrs Peters has<br>
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<div>>two children - and I don’t think a surgeon would try to take the identity<br>
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<span>>of a school teacher unless the pay off were huge.</span><br>
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<span>I don't think there is any reason to hesitate at this point. The mix of hot and cold in violet is clear to me. Spring </span></div>
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<span>is a mix of hot and cold. Spring is the daughter of the housekeeper and probably spent some time at the Coldbrook </span></div>
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<span>manor in her youth, perhaps enough to have Cob fall in love with her. She comes back and impersonates Collette and </span></div>
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<span>takes on violet eyes because of her mixed nature. Nuevo Dinero (new money) also suggests that she has married up. With </span></div>
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<span>Cob's death, she would come into money if they were married. How did the inheritance go again? Mrs. Peters could be </span></div>
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<span>a schemer like Ms. Danvers in *Rebecca*, looking to get her daughter set up at any cost.</span></div>
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