go to my father, I will
send them to you by any messenger you shall send for them. Will you so?
But I dare say, if you will write for them, they will send them to you,
without the trouble of such a journey to yourself: and I beg you will.

I think, sir, said I, as you have seen all my former letters through
John's baseness, and now these, through your faithful housekeeper's
officious watchfulness, you might see all the rest: But I hope you
will not desire it, till I can see how much my pleasing you in this
particular will be of use to myself.

You must trust to my honour for that. But tell me, Pamela, said the sly
gentleman, since I have seen these, would you have voluntarily shewn me
those, had they been in your possession?

I was not aware of this inference, and said, Yes, truly, sir, I think
I should, if you commanded it. Well then, Pamela, said he, as I am sure
you have found means to continue your journal, I desire, till the former
part can come, that you will shew me the succeeding.--O sir, sir, said
I, have you caught me so?--But indeed you must excuse me there.

Why, said he, tell me truly, have you not continued your account till
now? Don't ask me, sir, said I. But I insist upon your answer, replied
he. Why then, sir, I will not tell an untruth; I have.--That's my good
girl! said he, I love sincerity at my heart.--In another, sir, said I,
I presume you mean!--Well, said he, I'll allow you to be a little witty
upon me; because it is in you, and you cannot help it: but you will
greatly oblige me, to shew me voluntarily what you have written. I long
to see the particulars of your plot, and your disappointment, where your
papers leave off: for you have so beautiful a manner, that it is partly
that, and partly my love for you, that has made me desirous of reading
all you write; though a great deal of it is against myself; for which
you must expect to suffer a little: and as I have furnished you with the
subject, I have a title to see the fruits of your pen.--Besides, said
he, there is such a pretty air of romance, as you relate them, in your
plots, and my plots, that I shall be better directed in what manner to
wind up the catastrophe of the pretty novel.

If I was your equal, sir, said I, I should say this is a very provoking
way of jeering at the misfortunes you have brought upon me.

O, said he, the liberties you have taken with my character in your
letters, sets us upon a par, at least in that respect. Sir,