From her gentleness and quietness, I smelt some tumultuousness and treacherousness lurking behind, which rendered me uneasy.
You are after some sort of comparison here. I would start the sentence with something like, "In spite of her...".Hmm.. how about:
Behind her gentleness and quietness, I smelt some tumultuousness and treacherousness lurking, which rendered me uneasy.
I could accept that.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.Hmm.. how about:
Behind her gentleness and quietness, I smelt some tumultuousness and treacherousness lurking, which rendered me uneasy.
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