nˈɛɾəld baɪ hɜː ɡɹˈændmʌðɚz tˈoʊn ænd ˈæɾɪtˌuːd, ænd ɔnðə pˈɔɪnt ʌv ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ˌʌp tə lˈiːv, dˈaɪsi ɪz ɹᵻvˈiːld baɪ ˈæbɪɡˌeɪl ðæt jˈuːnɪs ɹˈoʊt tə wˈɔːɹn hɜː ðə tʃˈɪldɹən wʊd biː kˈʌmɪŋ, ænd ðæt ʃiː ɪz ɐwˈɛɹ hˌuː dˈaɪsi ɪz.
Nettled by her grandmother's tone and attitude, and on the point of getting up to leave, Dicey is revealed by Abigail that Eunice wrote to warn her the children would be coming, and that she is aware who Dicey is.