<u><em>Mrs. Mallard's immediate reaction is logical. Hearing the sad message from her sister Josephine</em></u>, <u>she starts crying right away and then retires to her room and asks to be left alone</u>.
<u><em>However, that's where something totally unexpected happens. After sitting motionless, sobbing for a while, Mrs</em></u>. <u>Mallard begins to whisper to herself a surprising word: "Free, free, free!"
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<u>The answer is</u>: <u>She whispers, “free, free, free!”.</u>