At least the poor man does not care to let his friends see
his case; and so will not provoke a fire to break out, that he sees (and
so do his friends too) the meek lady has much ado to smother; and which,
very possibly, burns with a most comfortable ardour, after we are gone.
You smile, my Pamela, said he, at this whimsical picture; and, I am sure,
I never shall have reason to include you in these disagreeable outlines;
but yet I will say, that I expect from you, whoever comes to my house,
that you accustom yourself to one even, uniform complaisance: That no
frown take place on your brow: That however ill or well provided we may
be for their reception, you shew no flutter or discomposure: That whoever
you may have in your company at the time, you signify not, by the least
reserved look, that the stranger is come upon you unseasonably, or at a
time you wished he had not. But be facetious, kind, obliging to all;
and, if to one more than another, to such as have the least reason to
expect it from you, or who are most inferior at the table; for thus will
you, my Pamela, cheer the doubting mind, quiet the uneasy heart, and
diffuse ease, pleasure, and tranquillity, around my board.
And be sure, my dear, continued he, let no little accidents ruffle your
temper.
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