Anne spoke a word or two, butthey were un-intelligible — And be:: fore she could command herself, he added — "If you only tell me thatthe Adm^l -Admiral may 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 — the Adm^l .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 the^Power brilliancy & Keenneſs, which she be::leived no other eyes than his, could ^{poſseſsed —.} command. "No Truth in any suchreport! — he repeated. —No Truth inany part of it? —" "None." — He hadbeen standing by a chair —^enjoying feeling the ^releif comfort 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