The Novels of Samuel Richardson

Pamela, to her Mother. Her master upbraids her with revealing
to Mrs. Jervis what he had ordered her to keep secret, and
tries to intimidate her. Her moving expostulation.

offers freedoms to her. Her passionate exclamations. He

tauntingly ridicules her resistance. She escapes from him

into another room, and falls into a fit. Mrs. Jervis inter-

poses in her behalf. He appoints the next day for her and

Mrs. Jervis to attend him in his late mother's closet.

LETTER XVI.

PAGE

22-26

Pamela, to her Parents.-His sternness at her approach with

Mrs. Jervis. His imperious manner intimidates his house-

keeper. Pamela's courage hereupon. He accuses her of

pertness; attributes her fit to hypocrisy; and tells her she

shall return to her former poverty and distress. Her mov-

ing behaviour on this occasion.

LETTER XVII.

27-31

To Pamela, from her Parents.-They tell her how welcome her

return will be to them, as she will come innocent and honest.

They will meet her part of the way, and receive her with

more pleasure than they had at her birth.

LETTER XVIII.

. 31, 32

Pamela, to her Parents.-Mrs. Jervis gives her opinion, that he

will never attempt her again; and that she may stay, if

she will ask it as a favour. Her reasons for desiring to

go.
32-34

LETTER XIX.

Pamela, to her Parents.-Mrs. Jervis again advises her to ask

to stay. Her reasons to the contrary. How the love of

her fellow-servants affects her. Mr. Longman the steward's

kindness to her.

35-39

LETTER XX.

Pamela, to her Parents.-Provides a neat home-spun suit of

clothes, that when she returns to her parents she may not

appear above her condition.

39-41

LETTER XXI.

Pamela, to her Parents.-Mrs. Jervis tells her of how much con-
sequence she is to her master, and his expressions in her

favour. Is uneasy at Mrs. Jervis's wishing her to stay. Has

nearly finished the work that she has in hand; and is

solicitous how she shall get to her father's.

LETTER XXII.

PAGE

42, 43

Pamela, to her Parents.-A rough expression of her master to

her, overheard by the butler. The servants sorry that she

is to go away. Farther instance of her master's roughness

to her. Mr. Jonathan the butler's kindness, and concern

at what he had heard his master say to her. Instance of

Mr. Longman's favour for her.

LETTER XXIII.

43-46

Pamela, to her Parents.-Description and characters of several

neighbouring ladies, who rally Mr. B on Pamela's ac-

count. Their behaviour to her, and observations on her

person. Has finished her task, and hopes to set out in a

few days.

47-50

LETTER XXIV.

Pamela, to her Parents.-Puts on her home-spun dress. What

passes on that occasion between Mrs. Jervis, her master, and

herself. He charges her with a design to attract him in

disguise; yet tells her she may stay, if she will humble

herself. She resolves to go. He storms. She expostulates.

Her smart retort upon him for his past attempts. A note

from Mr. Jonathan, warning her of her danger.

LETTER XXV.

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51-57

Pamela, to her Parents.—Her master hides himself in a closet,

and overhears a discourse against himself, between Mrs. Jer-

vis and her, as they are going to rest. Being alarmed at

the rustling of his gown, she, almost undressed, goes toward

the closet; and he rushing out, she flies to the bed to Mrs.

Jervis, and falls into fits.

57-62

LETTER XXVI.

Pamela, to her Parents.-Mrs. Jervis, resenting her master's
conduct in her apartment, gives him warning. He agrees
that they shall go away both together; and tells them, that

he shall probably embrace a proposal of marriage that has

been made him, and think no more of Pamela. Her joy on

hearing this. Hopes now that all the danger is over; but

will not be too secure.

LETTER XXVII.

PAGE

62-65

Pamela, to her Parents.-She is to stay a week longer for Mrs.

Jervis's going with her. Her master asks her opinion with

respect to a new birthday suit of clothes. Her serious be-

haviour, and answers to his questions, ridiculed by him.

He tells Mrs. Jervis that he had an eye upon Pamela in his

mother's lifetime. Her surprise at his wickedness, and at

that of several gentlemen in the neigbourhood.

LETTER XXVIII.

66-70

Pamela, to her Parents.-Mrs. Jervis is permitted to stay. Mr.

Longman intercedes for Pamela, and desires her to humble

herself. Her master's cruel insults upon her. She resolves,

however, not to expose him, though in her own defence,

before his steward; therefore heaps blessings and prayers

upon him and his family, on her knees; but declares, that she

is unworthy to stay, and will not stay, if she might. Mr.

Longman, moved at her behaviour, melts into tears. Her

master a little touched; yet resuming his hardheartedness,

bids her begone from his presence. Her affecting behaviour

hereupon.

70-75

LETTER XXIX.

Pamela, to her Parents.-She has finished everything, and hopes
to be soon with them. Mrs. Jervis's kind offer of money to
her; which she refuses, knowing her to be in low circum-
stances herself. Laments, that, as things have fallen out,
she has been brought up wrong by her lady; but hopes to
make her mind bend to her condition. She divides her
clothes into three bundles: one containing those given her
by her lady; the second, those her master gave her; and
the third, what she deems more properly her own; and
desires Mrs. Jervis to inspect them before she goes away.
Her master, out of curiosity, conceals himself (with Mrs.
Jervis's knowledge) in the closet of the room into which
the bundles are brought. Her moving conduct and reason-
ings. She discovers, to her great surprise, that her master