Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-75.58.226.174-20130602062145/@comment-7472785-20130722151530

"... is that not a dead giveaway as to what her burden is?"

No.

There are heiresses who are quite happy with their status. That fact alone  gives away nothing (out side soap opera clichés), there must be further circumstances - she could be orphaned, maybe also just neglected or abandoned;  any of which would create a feeling of lonliness independent of being a heiress.