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What line foreshadows Mrs. Mallard's death?

Story of an hour

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The very first line apprises us of Mrs. Mallard's tenuous health.

Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death.

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The Story of an Hour