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As Helen listened, a herd of vague suspicions and fears galloped through her mind. Lady Warren spoke with the ring of authority. She was not guessing blindly; she knew something--but not enough.
It was this half-knowledge which terrified Helen. Had any of Dr. Parry's audience told her about the murder she would naturally have heard, also, about the discovery of the body in Captain Bean's garden.