be told that the first word one speak to sb should ensure a dismissal

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be told that the first word one speak to sb should ensure a dismissal: 以後（人と）一言でも話したら放逐すると申しわたされる Ｅ・ブロンテ著 大和資雄訳 『嵐が丘』(Wuthering Heights ) p. 72