thyself my
sister.

She shall, I hope, Lady Davers, said he, when she can make as great a
convert of you from pride, as she has of me, from libertinism.

Mrs. Jewkes just then came up, and said dinner was ready. Come, my
Pamela, said my dear master; you desired to be excused from breakfasting
with us; but I hope you'll give Lady Davers and me your company to
dinner.

How dare you insult me thus? said my lady.--How dare you, said he,
insult me by your conduct in my own house, after I have told you I am
married? How dare you think of staying here one moment, and refuse my
wife the honours that belong to her as such?

Merciful God! said she, give me patience! and held her hand to her
forehead.

Pray, sir, dear sir, said I, excuse me, don't vex my lady:--Be silent,
my dear love, said he; you see already what you have got by your sweet
condescension. You have thrown yourself at her feet, and, insolent
as she is, she has threatened to trample upon you. She'll ask you,
presently, if she is to owe her excuse to your interposition? and yet
nothing else can make her forgiven.

Poor lady, she could not bear this; and, as if she was discomposed, she
ran to her poor grieved woman, and took hold of her hand, and said,
Lead me down, lead me down, Beck! Let us instantly quit this house, this
cursed house, that once I took pleasure in! Order the fellows to get
ready, and I will never see it, nor its owner, more. And away she went
down stairs, in a great hurry. And the servants were ordered to make
ready for their departure.

I saw my master was troubled, and I went to him, and said, Pray, dear
sir, follow my lady down, and pacify her. 'Tis her love to you.--Poor
woman! said he, I am concerned for her! But I insist upon your coming
down, since things are gone so far. Her pride will get new strength
else, and we shall be all to begin again.

Dearest, dear sir, said I, excuse my going down this once! Indeed, my
dear, I won't, replied he. What! shall it be said, that my sister shall
scare my wife from my table, and I present?--No, I have borne too much
already; and so have you: And I charge you come down when I send for
you.

He departed, saying these words, and I durst not dispute; for I saw he
was determined. And there is as much majesty as goodness in him, as I
have often had reason to observe; though never more than on the present
occasion with his sister. Her ladyship instantly put on her hood and
gloves, and her woman ti