Longman, and Jonathan, here, if they thought themselves young enough, I
am told, they would fight for her. Is it not true, Jonathan? Troth,
sir, said he, an't please your honour, I never knew her peer, and all
your honour's family are of the same mind. Do you hear now? said my
master.--Well, said the ladies, we will make a visit to Mrs. Jervis by
and by, and hope to see this paragon.
I believe they are coming; and will tell you the rest by and by. I wish
they had come, and were gone. Why can't they make their game without me?
Well, these fine ladies have been here, and are gone back again. I would
have been absent, if I could, and did step into the closet: so they saw
me when they came in.
There were four of them, Lady Arthur at the great white house on the
hill, Lady Brooks, Lady Towers, and the other, it seems, a countess, of
some hard name, I forget what.
So Mrs. Jervis, says one of the ladies, how do you do? We are all come
to inquire after your health. I am much obliged to your ladyships, said
Mrs. Jervis: Will your ladyships please to sit down? But, said the
countess, we are not only come to ask after Mrs. Jervis's health neither;
but we are come to see a rarity besides. Ah, says Lady Arthur, I have
not seen your Pamela these two years, and they tell me she is grown
wondrous pretty in that time.
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