What is the story?
If I know what happened in the story I can help.
he's not medically proven, he felt guilt the beating and his head was not real, so killing a man because he was annoying you in a sense is still not a valid excuse but he did have a reason
The son of Doctor has a paper silhouette in the Youngest Doll.
<span>The tone of the final words of the speaker is ominous. He is implying that the duchess is dead without outright saying she is thus. From a certain point of view, it could even be argued that he implies that he may have had a hand in the duchess' smiles stopping.</span>
I haven't read the book, or have no context, but am guessing foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is when you predict a future event.