of generosity I owe all the faint lustre, that your
goodness is pleased to look upon with so much kind distinction.

Mr. Perry was pleased to hold up his hands; and the ladies looked upon
one another. And my master said, hearing part of the last sentence,
What's the pretty subject, that my Pamela is displaying so sweetly her
talents upon?

Oh! sir, said Mr. Perry, I will pronounce you the happiest man in
England: and so said they all.

My master said, most generously, Thank ye, thank ye, thank ye, all
round, my dear friends. I know not your subject; but if you believe
me so, for a single instance of this dear girl's goodness, what must I
think myself, when blessed with a thousand instances, and experiencing
it in every single act and word! I do assure you my Pamela's person,
all lovely as you see it, is far short of her mind: That, indeed,
first attracted my admiration, and made me her lover: but they were
the beauties of her mind, that made me her husband; and proud, my sweet
dear, said he, pressing my hand, am I of that title.

Well, said Mr. Perry, very kindly and politely, excellent as your lady
is, I know not the gentleman that could deserve her, but that one who
could say such just and such fine things.

I was all abashed; and took Miss Darnford's hand, and said, Save me,
dear miss, by your sweet example, from my rising pride. But could I
deserve half these kind things, what a happy creature should I be! said
Miss Darnford, You deserve them all, indeed you do.

The greatest part of the company having sat down to loo, my master being
pressed, said he would take one game at whist; but had rather be excused
too, having been up all night: and I asked how his friend did? We'll
talk of that, said he, another time; which, and his seriousness, made me
fear the poor gentleman was dead, as it proved.

We cast in, and Miss Boroughs and my master were together, and Mr. Perry
and I; and I had all four honours the first time, and we were up at
one deal. Said my master, An honourable hand, Pamela, should go with an
honourable heart; but you'd not have been up, if a knave had not been
one. Whist, sir, said Mr. Perry, you know, was a court game originally;
and the knave, I suppose, signified always the prime minister.

'Tis well, said my master, if now there is but one knave in a court, out
of four persons, take the court through.

The king and queen, sir, said Mr. Perry, can do no wrong, you know. So
there are two that