ABSTRACT
The children had been playing in the garden for some time, 1[whilst] Mrs Mason was reading 2[alone]. 3[But she was suddenly alarmed by the cries of Caroline], 4[who] ran into the room in great distress. Mary quickly followed, and 5[explaining the matter said, that] her sister had accidentally disturbed some wasps, who were terrified, and of course stung her. Remedies were applied to assuage the pain; yet all the time she uttered the loudest and most silly complaints, regardless of the uneasiness she 6[gave] those who were exerting themselves to relieve her.
