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Cecil lay back in her chair with her eyes closed, trying to concentrate her thoughts. It seemed almost incredible to her that she, who had passed all her life harmlessly in a little country town, should be suddenly drawn into such a black and murderous affair.
"I am afraid I don't understand," she said, faintly. "My mind is in an absolute whirl."