own Strength, but I have had fuch furprifing Inftances of the Protection and Goodness of indulgent Heaven, on which alone I rely, that while I am conftant in my Duty to my Creator, which I hope, thro' his Mercy never to neglect, I can promise that your Pamela will never be guilty of any Thing which fhall give her dear Lord and Mafter one Moment's Difpleafure.

I believe thee my Pamela, my dear, dear Pamela, inlufing the Word while, I intended only to convince thee that I fhould always be thy Debtor: For I am fatisfied thy Goodnefs can never alter. But come my Dear, let me put thee into thy Coach. He then called John, and asked if the two Maids were got in? He anfwer'd, yes Sir, every Thing is ready.

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What Sir, faid I, do they go with you, when there was Place for them with my Father and Mother? Pray Madam, faid the dear Difpenfer of Joys and Gladnefs, our dear Master,Relation is there between your Parents and me? That Sir faid I of a generous Patron and of humble Clients; that of a liberal forgiving Creditor, and Bankrupt Debtors. You had been right in the latter, had you faid Creditors and Debtor : For I fhall always think myself theirs, from whom my Pamela derived her Being. But my Dear, why did you not add that, between Parents and a Son? I fhall honour them as my Parents, cherifh them as my Parents, and be circumfpect in my Behaviour to them as to Parents, and therefore, my Life, as I thought it would fall fhort of the Refpect due to Parents, to put your Servants into their Coach, I order'd them to take their Places in your own.

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violably, for ever yours, all that mine is, and fhall be yours. me hand you to your Coach. I was going to reply to this Ten he ftopp'd me, by giving me fevera taking me by the Hand faid, come a box, if I don't stop that enchanting take fuch Delight to hear thee, we To-day.

He lead me down Stairs, put me in and order'd Robin to drive carefully over the Stones. As we fet out, Horfes neighed, and my dear Sir fa I think this little Angel, this Miftre infpires Joy wherever the is. On my one would fay, her Horfes are prou in drawing fuch a precious Burthen.

Oh Sir faid I, the minuteft Accide you an Opportunity to add to the Goodness I already owe you.

Dear Madam, faid Hannah, I am noured Mafter thinks he can never d you, and all the World are of the far that I ever heard mention your Lady

I am fure all his Servants hourly he gave us fo humane, fo reasonable, a Miftrefs: I am fure we are all the and are obliged to pray to Heaven for it, which I fear fome of us were t in doing, till your pious Example fha our Duty, and made us reafonable C confidering that there is a future Life

Thus Madam my Mafter has, by yo provided for the Eafe and Joy of his po while they remain in his Family, wh we shall none of us deferve to be driv

long as we live, but alfo for their Happiness in the other World.

Indeed Madam, faid Rachel, Hannah only tells you what we all think and fay, fince you have been our Miftrefs we have not had the leaft Squabble or Broil in the Family; and though you are fo good and gentle to us all, yet we ftand more in Awe of you, than ever any of us did of any other

Mafter or Miftrefs: I believe it is because we all love you dearly, and fear, for that Reafon, to offend you. I am fure that's the Reafon that every thing you command is done with Chearfulness; for if you but fpeak we fly, ftriving who fhall have the Pleasure to ferve you, and indeed it is a Pleasure, because you are willing and easy to be pleas'd.

Indeed we all love and refpect you fo much, that I believe a Frown from you would go to the Heart of the Servant that had deferved it. I am fure I fhould make lighter of a Slap on the Face from fome Miftreffes, than the going from you without the Reward of an obliging Smile of Approbation, with which your Goodness chers our Hearts.

I dare anfwer, faid my obliging Master, the Wenches fpeak the Sentiments of their Hearts; for 'tis impoffible to be about my Charmer, and not love her to a Degree almost of Adoration. I fpeak from Experience.

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Indeed, Sir, faid Hannah, fo do I, and from Obfervation too; for all our Neighbours in the Country love and admire Madam, and I have heard Ladies fay, when I have come out of Church, Mrs. B clipfes us all. I ask'd Mr. Longman the Meaning of that Word, and he told me it was as much as if one fhould fay, fhe puts us all down; and by my troth, Sir, and so my Lady does,

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Thou fay'ft true, Girl, replied m fhe does put them all down, and if envy her, they are afraid to fhew the it, fuch commanding Power has Be with Virtue, over the Minds of all.

Oh, Sir, faid I, do not tempt me the strongest Trial of my Humility you.

Thou can't not, replied he, e be other than Angelic. Thou haft a vated for fo mean a Vice to rise to.

But won't you think, my dear F am realy vain in giving you this D you are too good, and I am fure yo attribute it to the real Motives; the to my dear Mafter's tender engagi and the giving you the Satisfaction of me at my going to London; but my Journal.

My dear Mafter endeavour'd to ma fible of the Length of the Way by fa ber of obliging Things, and making able Remarks on what we faw in the

When we were off the Stones, Ro round rate, but yet we did not ove Coach, which we found at an In into about Eleven o'Clock. This m on the Danger of lofing Time in any 'tis always, (if retrievable) recovere culty. How then, my dear Friend, husband that allotted us on Earth to fo ture Happiness? How chary ought it! Since the Grave, to which e leads us on, admits of no Repenta

putting an End to our Time brings us to Account for the Ufe we have made offit, and 'tis that Ufe which will determine our irrevocable Sentence.

To proceed with my Account, my Parents met us at the Door on our alighting, and we went into a Parlour, where the Care of Monfieur Colbrand had provided Coffee, Tea, Chocolate, Diet Bread, Rusk, Bread and Butter, and butter'd Toafts for Breakfaft, as he call'd it, tho' we had taken Chocolate before we began our Journey. }

Mr. Benquired very tenderly after my Mother's Health, and told her if fhe was fatigued he hoped she would thoroughly recover, as he did not intend to proceed any farther that Day, the Heat being intenfe might endanger her's, and his Pamela's Health; if it had not that ill Effect, continued he, it would however be troublefome.

If Mr. Andrews; and I were by ourselves we fhould not much regard it; my Mother faid he was always obliging; my Father anfwered, he had been for long expofed to Summer Sun, and Winter's Storms, in his daily Labour, that he was inured to all Weather. Well, Mr. An drews, replied my dear Mafter, I hope your fu→ ture Life will make you call to mind your paft Toils with Pleafure. Then turning to, and embracing me tenderly, he enquired how I found myfelf. I answered I fhould always find myself well in his Company. Colbrand, faid my dear Master, bid the Maids come in; you and I, Mr. Andrews, will take a Turn to the Larder, fee how that's furnish'd, and then we'll go to Breakfast.:

The Maids came in, my dear Husband and Father return'd in about half a Quarter of an Hour after them; we breakfafted, and Mr. B was (indeed when is he not?) very entertaining Company.

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