Jackey, be quiet, said my lady. You only give her a pretence to evade my
questions. Come, answer me, Pamela. I will, madam, said I, and it is
thus: I have no occasion to be beholden to your ladyship for this honour;
for I am to set out to-morrow morning on the way to my parents.--Now
again thou liest, wench!--I am not of quality, said I, to answer such
language.--Once again, said she, provoke me not, by these reflections,
and this pertness; if thou dost, I shall do something by thee unworthy of
myself. That, thought I, you have done already; but I ventured not to
say so. But who is to carry you, said she, to your father and mother?
Who my master pleases, madam, said I. Ay, said she, I doubt not thou
wilt do every thing he pleases, if thou hast not already. Why now tell
me, Pamela, from thy heart, hast thou not been in bed with thy master?
Ha, wench!--I was quite shocked at this, and said, I wonder how your
ladyship can use me thus!--I am sure you can expect no answer; and my
sex, and my tender years, might exempt me from such treatment, from a
person of your ladyship's birth and quality, and who, be the distance
ever so great, is of the same sex with me.
Thou art a confident wench, said she, I see!--Pray, madam, said I, let me
beg you to permit me to go.
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