Distasteful?  Probably hearing malicious gossip, especially when there's
nothing I can do to mediate.
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Hard? I expect that one of the hard parts for me will be the diminished
privacy.  There is an expectation that the Baron/ess will be receptive
to meeting people, responding to questions, reaching out, being
attended, and rarely alone, and for me that will be a change I will need
to adapt to.  I am naturally a private person, and taking a public role
like
Baroness means a compromise on that score.
