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The news stunned Helen with such a shock of horror that she felt herself rock, while the house seemed to sway with her, in the wind. When she was stationary again, she realised that the entire family had gathered in the hall, and was listening, with strained attention, to Dr. Parry.
"She was strangled," he said.