upon the
generous author of my happiness.

At breakfast, when I knew not how to see him, he emboldened me by
talking of you, my dear parents; a subject, he generously knew, I could
talk of: and gave me assurances, that he would make you both happy.
He said, He would have me send you a letter to acquaint you with my
nuptials; and, as he could make business that way, Thomas should carry
it purposely, as to-morrow. Nor will I, said he, my dear Pamela, desire
to see your writings, because I told you I would not; for now I will, in
every thing, religiously keep my word with my dear spouse: (O the dear
delightful word!) and you may send all your papers to them, from those
they have, down to this happy moment; only let me beg they will preserve
them, and let me have them when they have read them; as also those I
have not seen; which, however, I desire not to see till then; but then
shall take it for a favour, if you will grant it.

It will be my pleasure, as well as my duty, sir, said I, to obey you
in every thing: and I will write up to the conclusion of this day, that
they may see how happy you have made me.

I know you will both join with me to bless God for his wonderful mercies
and goodness to you, as well as to me: For he was pleased to ask me
particularly after your circumstances, and said, He had taken notice,
that I had hinted, in some of my first letters, that you owed money in
the world; and he gave me fifty guineas, and bid me send them to you
in my packet, to pay your debts, as far as they would go; and that you
would quit your present business, and put yourself, and my dear mother,
into a creditable appearance; and he would find a better place of abode
for you than that you had, when he returned to Bedfordshire. O how shall
I bear all these exceeding great and generous favours!--I send them
wrapt up, five guineas in a parcel, in double papers.

To me he gave no less than one hundred guineas more; and said, I would
have you, my dear, give Mrs. Jewkes, when you go away from hence, what
you think fit out of these, as from yourself.--Nay, good dear sir, said
I, let that be what you please. Give her, then, said he, twenty guineas,
as a compliment on your nuptials. Give Colbrand ten guineas give: the
two coachmen five guineas each; to the two maids at this house five
guineas each; give Abraham five guineas; give Thomas five guineas; and
give the gardeners, grooms, and helpers, twenty guineas among them. And
when,