Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson
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for me! what mischiefs am I the occasion of!--Or, rather, my master,
whose actions towards me have made so many of my kind friends forfeit his favour, for my sake! I am very sad about these things: If he really loved me, methinks he should not be so angry, that his servants loved me too.--I know not what to think! Friday night. I have removed my papers from under the rose-bush; for I saw the gardener begin to dig near that spot; and I was afraid he would find them. Mrs. Jewkes and I were looking yesterday through the iron gate that fronts the elms; and a gipsy-like body made up to us, and said; If, madam, you will give me some broken victuals, I will tell you both your fortunes. I said, Let us hear our fortunes, Mrs. Jewkes. She said, I don't like these sort of people; but we will hear what she'll say to us, however. I shan't fetch you any victuals, woman; but I will give you some pence, said she. But Nan coming out, she said, Fetch some bread, and some of the cold meat, and you shall have your fortune told, Nan. This, you'll think, like some of my other matters, a very trifling thing to write about. But mark the discovery of a dreadful plot, which I have made by it. O, bless me! What can I think of this naughty, this very naughty gentleman!--Now will I hate him most heartily. Thus it was:-- |
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