Then suddenly, no one knowing whence the news came, all stood frozen in rigid horror at a dreadful report that circulated from group to group. There was a general rush for the park, while broken phrases passed between the hurrying guests.
“Wounded?”
“Dead!”
“You are sure, madam?”
“It was a chauffeur found the body.”
“Yes, a dagger was still stuck in the heart.”
“Appalling!”
“So it wasn’t Tom Bob, then?”
“Who was the victim?”
“It is not known.”