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Anne spoke a word or two, butthey were un-intelligibleAnd be:: fore she could command herself, he added — "If you only tell me thatthe Adml -Admiralmay addreſs a Line to SirWalter, it will be enough.Pronounce Say only1 the words, he may I shall immediately follow him with yourmeſsage. " This was spoken, as with a fortitude which seemed to meet themeſsage. — "No Sir — said Anne –. Thereis no meſsage. – You are misin — theAdml .Admiral is misinformed. — I do justice tothe kindneſs of his Intentions, but he isquite mistaken. There is no Truth inany such report." — He was a momentsilent. – She turned her eyes towards him for the first time since his re-enteringthe room. His colour was varying — & he was looking at her with all thePowerbrilliancy & Keenneſs, which she be::leived no other eyes than his, could poſseſsed —.command. "NoTruth in any suchreport! — he repeated. —No Truth inany part of it? —" "None." — He hadbeen standing by a chair —enjoyingfeeling thereleifcomfort of leaning on it —or of playingwith it; — he now sat down — drew ita little nearer to her —& looked, with anexpreſsion which had something more than penetration in it, somethingsofter. — Her Countenance did not

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'Say only' written over 'Pronounce'. RWC has 'Pronounce only' altered from ' Say only'.Back to context...
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