Meantime take and send only these fifty pieces
to your father, as an earnest of my favour, and I'll make you all happy.
--Sir, said I, I beg at least two hours to consider of this. I shall,
said he, be gone out in one hour; and I would have you write to your
father what I propose; and John shall carry it on purpose: and he shall
take the purse with him for the good old man, if you approve it. Sir,
said I, I will then let you know in one hour my resolution. Do so, said
he; and gave me another kiss, and let nee go.
O how I rejoiced I had got out of his clutches!--So I write you this,
that you may see how matters stand; for I am resolved to come away, if
possible. Base, wicked, treacherous gentleman as he is!
So here was a trap laid for your poor Pamela! I tremble to think of it!
O what a scene of wickedness was here laid down for all my wretched life!
Black-hearted wretch! how I hate him!--For, at first, as you'll see by
what I have written, he would have made me believe other things; and this
of Mr. Williams, I suppose, came into his head after he walked out from
his closet, to give himself time to think how to delude me better: but
the covering was now too thin, and easy to be seen through.
I went to my chamber, and the first thing I did was to write to him; for
I thought it was best not to see him again, if I could help it; and I put
it under his parlour door, after I had copied it, as follows:
'HONOURED SIR,
'Your last proposal to me convinces me, that I ought not to stay, but to
go to my father, if it were but to ask his advice about Mr.
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