Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.-Mrs. Jewkes is more and more insolent to her. Talks filthily to her, and ridicules her notions of virtue. Thursday. Apprehends, from some particular dispositions, that her master will soon come. Her moving reflection on his pretended love to her, and his promise not to see her without her own consent. Believes that he perfectly hates her; else, that he would not leave her thus to the mercy of this bad woman. Friday. Mrs. Jewkes apprehends that she designs another escape. Her violence to Pamela upon it. She locks her up without shoes in the day, and makes her lie between herself and the maid at night. She is weary of her life. Mrs. Jewkes restores her shoes to her, and lays her commands upon her to dress herself in one of the suits which she had locked up from her, against three or four o'clock, telling her that she would have a visit from Lady Darnford's two daughters. Pamela will not obey her, resolving not to be made a show of. PAGE 195 196 196, 197 Five o'clock is come, and no young ladies. She thinks that she hears their coach. Resolves not to go down to them. Steps to the window; and, to her utmost surprise and terror, beholds her master, who has just arrived. 197, 198 Seven o'clock is come, and she has not yet seen him. Doubts not that something is resolving against her. Is full of trembling confusion and grief. 198 Saturday morning.-Relates, that at half an hour after seven, the preceeding night, her master came up to her. His stern behaviour, and violent reproaches. Withdraws threatening, and leaves her ready to die with grief and apprehension. Mrs. Jewkes's impertinent soothings, and detestable hint, that she may make up all by the morning. Her master orders her down to attend him at supper. His harsh treatment of her, as she waits upon him. Mrs. Jewkes's officious stories against her. On her knees she begs that he'll hear her tell of that woman's usage of her. He cruelly interrupts her, and justifies Mrs. Jewkes: and after many reproaches and threatenings on his side, and vile instigations on Mrs. Jewkes's, he bids the latter take her up stairs, and he will send her a few lines to consider of; her answer to which shall fix her doom. 198-204 Saturday noon.-Sends proposals to her in writing, to live with him as his mistress, offering her very high terms for herself and friends; and assures her, that if she refuses them, he will put his designs in execution, and she shall have no benefit from them. Her noble and resolute answer, ab- solutely refusing all his offers with disdain. He storms Saturday night.-He sends Mrs. Jewkes for her. She is going down; but finding Mrs. Jewkes lead to his chamber, she turns back, notwithstanding his menaces. Mrs. Jewkes ridi- cules her fears, and upbraids her with the appeal she would Sunday. Her master, being from home, sends a letter to Mrs. Jewkes, signifying, "That he is going to Stamford on Mr. 'Williams's account, and shall not be back till the next 6 evening, if then: That she must not trust Pamela without another person lying with her, as well as herself.' She sees this letter, through Mrs. Jewkes's pretended careless- Tuesday night. She gives the particulars of the worst attempt that he had yet made, and of Mrs. Jewkes's wicked assist- ance, and her narrow escape by falling into fits. On her re- covery he gives her hopes, that he will never offer to compel her again. Desires, for her own sake, that she will not attempt to get away for a fortnight to come, and that she will forgive Mrs. Jewkes. Is pleased with her answer. Seems to be all kindness. Talks of love without reserve; which, with other liberties that he calls innocent, makes her Wednesday morning.-Sends for her to walk with him in the garden. Likes not him, nor his ways. And why. He resents Wednesday night.-His great kindness and favour to her before Mrs. Jewkes. Mrs. Jewkes's respectful behaviour to her upon it, and apprehensions of her resenting her past base- ness. His goodness to her, and admiration of her prudence, fill her with hopes of his honourable designs. But, on a PAGE Thursday morning.-Mr. B-being to go to Stamford, acquaints her, that either Mrs. Jervis or Mr. Longman, whom, with Jonathan, he has discharged, will attempt to convey a letter to her in his absence: That he will take it kindly, if she will confine herself pretty much to her chamber till he returns. She promises not to stir anywhere without Mrs. Jewkes. 241-243 Friday night.-A gipsy, under pretence of telling Mrs. Jewkes and Pamela their fortunes, finds means to drop a letter for the latter, the contents of which alarm her with the intimation of a stratagem of a sham marriage designed. Her passionate reflections upon him and his designs on this occasion. 243-246 Saturday, noon. Her master returns. Mrs. Jewkes, coming upon her by surprise, seizes a parcel of her papers, and carries them to him. Her apprehensions on this account. 246-249 Saturday, six o'clock.-Entreats him to return her papers unread. He refuses. Her sharp expressions hereupon make him angry with her. She endeavours to pacify him. Having read the papers, he sends for her, and insnaringly discovers, that she has papers of a later date than these, and insists upon seeing them. She refuses; but he frightens her into a compliance. 249-260 Sunday morning.-On reading her last papers, which contain her temptations at the pond, he is greatly moved. His kind behaviour to her; yet, apprehending that this kindness is but consistent with the sham marriage she dreads, she still insists upon going to her parents. He falls into a violent rage hereupon, will not suffer her to speak, and bids her begone from his presence. 260-265 Sunday, three o'clock.-Her reflections upon the haughtiness of people in a high condition. Is surprised by a message from Mrs. Jewkes, that she must instantly leave the house. Prepares to go, but cannot help being grieved. The travelling chariot is drawn out. Colbrand is getting on horseback. Wonders where all this will end. 265, 266 Monday. Mrs. Jewkes insults her on her departure. Her wicked hints to her master in her hearing. He rebukes her for them. Pamela blesses him on her knees for it. Wonders she PAGE could be so loath to leave the house. The chariot drives Monday morning, eleven o'clock.-More surprising things still, as she says. Thomas, the groom, overtakes her with a second letter from her master, declaring, 'That he finds he cannot 'live without her. That if she will return, it will lay him ' under the highest obligation.' Her reasonings with herself, whether to go back, or to proceed. At last, resolves to oblige him. 274-280 |