At our taking leave of Lord and Lady Davers, they both express'd for me a very particular Regard; my Lady a very tender Affection. We lay one. Night on the Road, and had a safe, eafy, and pleafant Journey.

When you fee any of our good Relations to whom I have the Honour to be known, Mr. B joins me in defiring you will make them a Tender of our most humble Refpects. He also prays you to affure Mr. Brown of his Efteem and Friendship.

Do me the Favour to give my humble Service to the Reverend Gentleman, and remind him that he promis'd me the Characters of Coufin Jinks; he must have forgot it, as indeed I did, when I was leaving Kent.

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My dear Parents, affure yourselves I make you all the Return I am capable of, for I never fail Morning and Night to pray the Almighty to protect you. Though Mr. B- writes to you, he has ordered me to give his very humble Service to both. Iconclude with begging your Bleffing, My dear and tenderly beloved

Father and Mother,

Your affectionate and

Dutiful Daughter,

P. B.

My dear Mafter returned at three, after Dinner he called for Pen, Ink and Paper, and wrote the Letter here copy'd.

My dear Sifter,

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HO' I am in fome Hurry, as I fet out next Monday, I would not omit acquainting you with our fafe Arrival in Town after an eafy, pleasant Journey,

Journey, in perfect good Health, as I am fatisfied the Account will be agreeable to you. I flatter myJelf my dear Pamela will write to you, and as he has more Leifure, you may expect he will be more particular. My best Refpects attend my Lord; my warmest Affections, my dear Sifter, and my bumble Service Mr. bis Lordship's Nephew. I wish you Health to relish the Diverfions of the Place where you now are. I am, dear Sifter,

Your affectionate Brother, and

Moft humble Servant

He gave me this Letter, and faid, I am fure your Sifter Davers would think herself obliged if you would write to her. I am fure, answered I, there is nothing in my Power I'would not do, to have the Honour and Pleasure of obliging my.dear Mafter's Sifter; nay, any one Perfon for whom he fhews the leaft Regard.

He embraced me, and faid I was always his good, his charming Pamela. Then ordering a Chair to the Door, continued, I will return time enough to fup with my Angel. When he was gone out, I fate down and wrote this Letter.

Dear Madam,

WHEN I confider, on the one Hand, your LadyShip's great Goodness, on the other how little I merit the condefcending Tenderness with which you have commanded my most humble Refpect, and affectionate Acknowledgments, I confefs, I receive fome little Mortification, as I am in Fuftice obliged to attribute thefe Marks of your Friendship entirely to your Ladyship's good Nature and Affection for your moft generous and most valuable Brother. However, Madam,

Madam, I will endeavour by my to be fome way worthy of the Hon does me, and to deferve a Continu gard, which I prize as a Happine dearly beloved Mafter, whofe Lett fhip, I enclofe by his Command.

As I have alfo received bis Ord cular, your Ladyship will, I hope, Fear of difobeying him makes me tr [I hear, dear Mrs. Jervis, gave of the Captain's Supping with us, As I fear I have by this tired your tience, I fhall, with all poffible F ference, fubfcribe myself, Dear Madam,

Your Ladyfhip's

Moft obliged,

Moft affectio

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P. S. May I prefume to entreat making-an Offer of my humble Refpe and his Nephew acceptable? Yes, I Davers will excufe the Liberty, finc has encouraged it.

Indeed, my dear Jervis I refped Lady Davers as the Daughter of m and Mistress deceafed, whofe Memory gratefully revere: For to her Good the genteel Education I have, and more valuable, thofe Sentiments of nour, and Juftice, Humanity, Char mility, which though first instilled Parents, her Ladyfhip ripen'd by her

Example; and I love her Ladyfhip, as fhe is the Sifter of my dear Mafter.

A little before fix a Hackney-Coach ftopped at the Door, out of which alighted Mr. B and two Perfons who look'd like Traders. One of thefe and John brought a Box into the Parlour, into which Mr. B. followed by the other, was already come.

After faluting me, and the other making me a Complement on my Marriage, Mr. B faid, John, fet Mr. Ca Chair. Then turning to me, my dear, faid he, I have been to execute a Commiffion for our Friends in Kent. The Fashion of their Family Plate is quite, old. But I would have your Approbation before I ordered the engraving of the Arms.John, open the Box. But the Journeyman, as Ť perceived he was, prevented him by being the nimbler of the two.

Mr. C fet upon the Table two Cafes of Silver-handled Knives, Forks, and Spoons, a dozen of every Sort in each Box; one was for the Dif-ferve. After these he fet on all the Plate neceflary for a Side-board handfomely furnifh'd.

Dear Sir, faid I, won't our Friends be displeased at your laying out fo much Money? I will run the Rifque of that, anfwered he, do you like the Fafhion, or do you obferve any thing wanting? The Fafhion, reply'd I, is very handfome, and far from finding any thing deficient, I think many things fuperfluous. Mr. C----- who is a Man of ftrict Probity, anfwer'd my dear, fays there is nothing but what is neceffary; and if I was no Judge, I fhould pin my Faith on his Sleeve: For his Intereft will never let his Tongue run counter to his Confcience. If he was not here I fhould fay Mr. C answered with a Bow. My dear, faid he, next Winter you may have Oppor

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tunity to férve him, pray fet none flip, for he is a Man I value. To-morrow I have taken the Liberty to promife you will keep me Company and dine with him, that you may know his Houfe. He proceeded, on my making an affenting Bow. Mr. C get the Arms engraven as foon as poffible, and fend the Plate according to the Directions I have given you. Let your young Man take it back in the Coach, and do you pleafure us with your Company at Supper. Sir, anfwered Mr. C---, I fhould gladly accept the Honour offered me, were I not engaged about this Time on Bufinefs of Confequence, therefore I hope you will excufe me. Business, reply'd Mr. B, must be preferred to Ceremony. Mr. C----- having taking his leave, and no one with my dear Master and felf, I cry'd, Dear Sir, when will your Liberality put an End to the daily Blushes with which it covers me? Why, Sir, fuch an Expence of what, if I may fay fo, is needlefs for my humble Parents, dependent on your Bounty, and on that alone?

My dear Pamela, I think it neceffary; the Ex-pence is to be meafured by the Fortune from which it is made. I own it might be called profufe in better Men than I am, but I look upon it scarce worth mentioning. Befide, my dear Pamela, continued he smiling, as you are the only Child they have, 'tis poffible they may leave you fole Heir, and 'twill be an Honour to me to have the Arms of the Andrews and Jinks mixed in with my Plate.

You are, I fee, Sir, difpofed to be merry with my being an Heirefs.----Indeed, I have heard, and your way of Living proves you are Mafter of a very great Eftate in Land as well as of great Sums of Money; but I never durft prefume to enquire into Particulars as I think it ill becomes an obfervant Wife to defire to know more of her' Husband's