In short, he says every thing that
may embolden me to look up, with pleasure, upon the generous author of my
happiness.
At breakfast, when I knew not how to see him, he emboldened me by talking
of you, my dear parents; a subject, he generously knew, I could talk of:
and gave me assurances, that he would make you both happy. He said, He
would have me send you a letter to acquaint you with my nuptials; and, as
he could make business that way, Thomas should carry it purposely, as to-
morrow. Nor will I, said he, my dear Pamela, desire to see your
writings, because I told you I would not; for now I will, in every thing,
religiously keep my word with my dear spouse: (O the dear delightful
word!) and you may send all your papers to them, from those they have,
down to this happy moment; only let me beg they will preserve them, and
let me have them when they have read them; as also those I have not seen;
which, however, I desire not to see till then; but then shall take it for
a favour, if you will grant it.
It will be my pleasure, as well as my duty, sir, said I, to obey you in
every thing: and I will write up to the conclusion of this day, that they
may see how happy you have made me.
I know you will both join with me to bless God for his wonderful mercies
and goodness to you, as well as to me: For he was pleased to ask me
particularly after your circumstances, and said, He had taken notice,
that I had hinted, in some of my first letters, that you owed money in
the world; and he gave me fifty guineas, and bid me send them to you in
my packet, to pay your debts, as far as they would go; and that you would
quit your present business, and put yourself, and my dear mother, into a
creditable appearance; and he would find a better place of abode for you
than that you had, when he returned to Bedfordshire.
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