And suddenly I remembered that first conversation at tea on the day of my arrival, and the gleam in her eyes as she had said that poison was a woman's weapon. 
She was intent on talking about women using poison as a weapon. 
mnli hypothesis: She was intent on talking about women using poison as a weapon.  premise: And suddenly I remembered that first conversation at tea on the day of my arrival, and the gleam in her eyes as she had said that poison was a woman's weapon. 