And now I can tell you, you can never err,
because you cannot respect her too much. O sir, said he, your honour is
exceeding good! I'm sure I shall always pray for you both.
After dinner, Mr. Longman coming in, and talking of some affairs under
his care, he said afterwards, All your honour's servants are now happy;
for Robert, who left you, had a pretty little fortune fallen to him, or
he never would have quitted your service. He was here but yesterday, to
inquire when you and my lady returned hither; and hoped he might have
leave to pay his duty to you both. Ay, said my master, I shall be glad
to see honest Robert; for that's another of your favourites, Pamela. It
was high time, I think, I should marry you, were it but to engage the
respects of all my family to myself.--There are, sir, said I, ten
thousand reasons why I should rejoice in your goodness.
But I was going to say, said Mr. Longman, That all your honour's old
servants are now happy, but one. You mean John Arnold? said my master.
I do, indeed, said he, if you'll excuse me, sir. O, said I, I have had
my prayer for poor John answered, as favourably as I could wish.--Why,
said Mr. Longman, to be sure poor John has acted no very good part, take
it altogether; but he so much honoured you, sir, and so much respected
you, madam, that he would have been glad to have been obedient to both;
and so was faithful to neither.
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