I know my sister's passionate temper too well, to believe she could
be over-civil to you, especially as it happened so unluckily that I was
out. If, added he, she had no pique to you, my dear, yet what has passed
between her and me, has so exasperated her, that I know she would have
quarrelled with my horse, if she had thought I valued it, and nobody else
was in her way. Dear sir, said I, don't say so of good Lady Davers.
Why, my dear, said he, I know she came on purpose to quarrel; and had she
not found herself under a very violent uneasiness, after what had passed
between us, and my treatment of her lord's letter, she would not have
offered to come near me. What sort of language had she for me, Pamela?
O sir, very good, only her well-mannered brother, and such as that!
Only, said he, 'tis taking up the attention of the company disagreeably,
or I could tell you almost every word she said. Lady Jones wished to
hear a further account of my lady's conduct, and most of the company
joined with her, particularly Mrs. Peters; who said, that as they knew
the story, and Lady Davers's temper, though she was very good in the
main, they could wish to be so agreeably entertained, if he and I
pleased; because they imagined I should have no difficulties after this.
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