insulting master to me, Why, pr'ythee, Pamela, now, shew thyself as thou
art, before Longman. Can'st not give him a specimen of that pertness
which thou hast exercised upon me sometimes?

Did he not, my dear father and mother, deserve all the truth to be told?
Yet I overcame myself so far, as to say, Well, your honour may play upon
a poor girl, that you know call answer you, but dare not.

Why, pr'ythee now, insinuator, said he, say the worst you can before
Longman and Mrs. Jervis. I challenge the utmost of thy impertinence: and
as you are going away, and have the love of every body, I would be a
little justified to my family, that you have no reason to complain of
hardships from me, as I have pert saucy answers from you, besides
exposing me by your letters.

Surely, sir, said I, I am of no consequence equal to this, in your
honour's family, that such a great gentleman as you, should need to
justify yourself about me. I am glad Mrs. Jervis stays with your honour;
and I know I have not deserved to stay: and, more than that, I don't
desire to stay.

Ads-bobbers! said Mr. Longman, and ran to me; don't say so, don't say so,
dear Mrs. Pamela! We all love you dearly: and pray down of your knees,
and ask his honour pardon, and we will all become pleaders in a body, and
I, and Mrs. Jervis too, at the head of it, to beg his honour's pardon,
and to continue you, at least, till his honour marries.--No, Mr. Longman,
said I, I cannot ask; nor will I stay, if I might. All I desire is, to
return to my poor father and mother: and though I love you all, I won't
stay.--O well-a-day, well-a-day! said the good old man, I did not expect
this!--When I had got matters thus far, and had made all up for Mrs.