so he ran alongside of me; and I heard my lady say,
The creature flies like a bird! And, indeed, Mr. Colbrand, with his huge
strides, could hardly keep pace with me; and I never stopped, till I
got to the chariot; and Robert had got down, seeing me running at a
distance, and held the door in his hand, with the step ready down; and
in I jumped, without touching the step, saying, Drive me, drive me, as
fast as you can, out of my lady's reach! And he mounted; and Colbrand
said, Don't be frightened, madam; nobody shall hurt you.--And shut the
door, and away Robert drove; but I was quite out of breath, and did not
recover it, and my fright, all the way.

Mr. Colbrand was so kind, but I did not know it till the chariot stopped
at Sir Simon's, to step up behind the carriage, lest, as he said, my
lady should send after me; and he told Mrs. Jewkes, when he got home,
that he never saw such a runner as me in his life.

When the chariot stopped, which was not till six o'clock, so long did
this cruel lady keep me, Miss Darnford ran out to me: O madam, said she,
ten times welcome! but you'll be beat, I can tell you! for here has been
Mr. B---- come these two hours, and is very angry with you.

That's hard indeed, said I;--Indeed I can't afford it;--for I hardly
knew what I said, having not recovered my fright. Let me sit down, miss,
any where, said I; for I have been sadly off. So I sat down, and was
quite sick with the hurry of my spirits, and leaned upon her arm.

Said she, Your lord and master came in very moody; and when he had staid
an hour, and you not come, he began to fret, and said, He did not expect
so little complaisance from you. And he is now sat down, with great
persuasion, to a game at loo.--Come, you must make your appearance, lady
fair; for he is too sullen to attend you, I doubt.

You have no strangers, have you miss? said I.--Only two women relations
from Stamford, replied she, and an humble servant of one of them.--Only
all the world, miss! said I.--What shall I do, if he be angry? I can't
bear that.

Just as I had said so, came in Lady Darnford and Lady Jones to chide me,
as they said, for not coming sooner. And before I could speak, came in
my dear master. I ran to him. How dy'e Pamela? said he; and saluting me,
with a little more formality than I could well bear.--I expected half
a word from me, when I was so complaisant to your choice, would have
determined you, and that you'd have been here to dinner;--a