Please edit it: From her gentleness and quietness...

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NewHopeR

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From her gentleness and quietness, I smelt some tumultuousness and treacherousness lurking behind, which rendered me uneasy.
 

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From her gentleness and quietness, I smelt some tumultuousness and treacherousness lurking behind, which rendered me uneasy.

It doesn't make sense.
 

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Hmm.. how about:

Behind her gentleness and quietness, I smelt some tumultuousness and treacherousness lurking, which rendered me uneasy.
 

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Hmm.. how about:

Behind her gentleness and quietness, I smelt some tumultuousness and treacherousness lurking, which rendered me uneasy.
You are after some sort of comparison here. I would start the sentence with something like, "In spite of her...".
 

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Behind her gentleness and quietness, I smelt some tumultuousness and treacherousness lurking, which rendered me uneasy.
I could accept that.
 

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Hmm.. how about:

Behind her gentleness and quietness, I smelt some tumultuousness and treacherousness lurking, which rendered me uneasy.
It's pretty awful stylistically with all those "-nesses". Sorry.
Also "smelt" doesn't sound right unless you're a dog.
" ... I detected some tumult and treachery, which made me uneasy."
 
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