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 me particular dispositions, that

her master will soon come. Her moving reflection on his

pretended love to her, and his promise not to see her with-

out her own consent. Believes that he perfectly hates her;

else, that he would not leave her thus to the mercy of this

bad woman.

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Friday. Mrs. Jewkes apprehends that she designs another es-

cape. 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 daugh-

ters. Pamela will not obey her, resolving not to be made

a show of.

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 tremb-

ling confusion and grief.

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 treat-

ment 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 inter-

rupts her, and justifies Mrs. Jewkes: and after many re-

proaches 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

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

against her to Mrs. Jewkes upon it, who most impudently

instigates him to execute all his purposes.

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204-211

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

have made to her master against her.

211-213

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
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-

ness, and rejoices at this further reprieve.

213–216

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

very uneasy.
216-227

Wednesday morning.-Sends for her to walk with him in the

garden. Likes not him, nor his ways. And why. He resents

an expression which his free usage provoked from her. She

expostulates with him on his proceedings.
227-230

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

sudden, he damps all again, and leaves her in a state of

uncertainty.
231-240

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Thursday morning.-Mr. B

being to go to Stamford, ac-

quaints 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 inti-

mation 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 un-

read. 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 kind-

ness 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. Pre-

pares 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

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could be so loath to leave the house. The chariot drives
away with her. She can hardly think but she is in a dream
all the time. A copy of her master's letter to her, delivered
at a certain distance, 'full of tenderness and respect, de-
claring his honourable intentions to her, had she not un-
seasonably, in the midst of his kindness to her, preferred
'going to her parents.' She laments that she gave credit
to the gipsy-story. Accuses her heart of treachery to her.
267-273

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