This alarmed
me prodigiously; and the rather, as I saw, by two or three instances,
that his honest heart could keep nothing, believing every one as
undesigning as himself. I said, but yet with a heavy heart, Ah! Mrs.
Jewkes, Mrs. Jewkes, this might have done with me, had he had any thing
that he could have told you of. But you know well enough, that had we
been disposed, we had no opportunity for it, from your watchful care and
circumspection. No, said she, that's very true, Mrs. Pamela; not so much
as for that declaration that he owned before me, he had found
opportunity, for all my watchfulness, to make you. Come, come, said she,
no more of these shams with me! You have an excellent head-piece for
your years; but may be I am as cunning as you.--However, said she, all is
well now; because my watchments are now over, by my master's direction.
How have you employed yourself in my absence?
I was so troubled at what might have passed between Mr. Williams and her,
that I could not hide it; and she said, Well, Mrs. Pamela, since all
matters are likely to be so soon and so happily ended, let me advise you
to be a little less concerned at his discoveries; and make me your
confidant, as he has done, and I shall think you have some favour for me,
and reliance upon me; and perhaps you might not repent it.
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