han the honour of mine; and so
say no more on that head.

But, sir, said I, I shall disgrace you to go thus. You would grace a
prince, my fair-one, said the good, kind, kind gentleman! in that dress,
or any you shall choose: And you look so pretty, that, if you shall not
catch cold in that round-eared cap, you shall go just as you are. But,
sir, said I, then you'll be pleased to go a bye-way, that it mayn't be
seen you do so much honor to your servant. O my good girl! said he, I
doubt you are afraid of yourself being talked of, more than me: for I
hope by degrees to take off the world's wonder, and teach them to expect
what is to follow, as a due to my Pamela.

O the dear good man! There's for you, my dear father and mother!--Did
I not do well now to come back?--O could I get rid of my fears of this
sham-marriage, (for all this is not yet inconsistent with that frightful
scheme,) I should be too happy!

So I came up, with great pleasure, for my gloves: and now wait his kind
commands. Dear, dear sir! said I to myself, as if I was speaking to him,
for God's sake let me have no more trials and reverses; for I could not
bear it now, I verily think!

At last the welcome message came, that my master was ready; and so I
went down as fast as I could; and he, before all the servants, handed me
in, as if I was a lady; and then came in himself. Mrs. Jewkes begged he
would take care he did not catch cold, as he had been ill. And I had the
pride to hear his new coachman say, to one of his fellow-servants, They
are a charming pair, I am sure! 'tis pity they should be parted!--O
my dear father and mother! I fear your girl will grow as proud as any
thing! And, especially, you will think I have reason to guard against
it, when you read the kind particulars I am going to relate.

He ordered dinner to be ready by two; and Abraham, who succeeds John,
went behind the coach. He bid Robin drive gently, and told me, he wanted
to talk to me about his sister Davers, and other matters. Indeed, at
first setting out he kissed me a little too often, that he did; and I
was afraid of Robin's looking back, through the fore-glass, and people
seeing us, as they passed; but he was exceedingly kind to me, in his
words, as well. At last, he said,

You have, I doubt not, read, over and over, my sister's saucy letter;
and find, as I told you, that you are no more obliged to her than I
am. You see she intimates, that some people had been with her; and wh