ly terrible did he appear to my apprehensions. I
said, You are all goodness, dear sir; and I boldly kissed his dear
hand, and pressed it to my lips with both mine. And saluting me very
fervently, he gave me his hand, seeing me hardly able to stand, and led
me to my chamber-door, and then most generously withdrew.

I went to my closet; and the first thing I did, on my knees, again
thanked God for the blessing of the day; and besought his divine
goodness to conduct my future life in such a manner, as should make me
a happy instrument of his glory. After this, being now left to my own
recollection, I grew a little more assured and lightsome; and the pen
and paper being before me, I amused myself with writing thus far.

Eleven o'clock Thursday night.

Mrs. Jewkes being come up with a message, desiring to know, whether
her master may attend upon me in my closet; and hinting to me, that,
however, she believed he did not expect to find me there; I have sent
word, that I beg he would indulge me one quarter of an hour.--So,
committing myself to the mercies of the Almighty, who has led me through
so many strange scenes of terror and affrightment, to this happy, yet
awful moment, I will wish you, my dear parents, a good night; and though
you will not see this in time, yet I know I have your hourly prayers,
and therefore cannot fail of them now. So, good night, good night! God
bless you, and God bless me! Amen, amen, if it be his blessed will,
subscribes

Your ever-dutiful DAUGHTER!

Friday evening.

O how this dear excellent man indulges me in every thing! Every hour he
makes me happier, by his sweet condescension, than the former. He pities
my weakness of mind, allows for all my little foibles, endeavours to
dissipate my fears; his words are so pure, his ideas so chaste, and his
whole behaviour so sweetly decent, that never, surely, was so happy a
creature as your Pamela! I never could have hoped such a husband could
have fallen to my lot: and much less, that a gentleman, who had allowed
himself in attempts, that now I will endeavour to forget for ever,
should have behaved with so very delicate and unexceptionable a
demeanour. No light frothy jests drop from his lips; no alarming
railleries; no offensive expressions, nor insulting airs, reproach or
wound the ears of your happy, thrice happy daughter. In short, he says
every thing that may embolden me to look up, with pleasure,