that no one knew she spoke. Dejected bythe ill succeſs of her first attempt she madeno other, till on M^rs Willmots desiringone of the little Girls to ring the bell fortheir Carriage, she stepped acroſs the room& seizing the string said in a resolutemanner.

" M^rs Willmot, you do not stir ""from this House till [.] you¹ let me know"" how all the rest of your family do, parti:"":cularly your eldest son."

They were all greatly surprisedby such an unexpected addreſs & the moreso, on account of the manner in which itwas spoken; but Emma, who would not be