little dear, said she, with a sneer, I'll hand you
in; and I would have you think it as well as if it was my brother.

What a sad case, thought I, should I be in, if I were as naughty as she
thinks me! It was bad enough as it was.

Jackey, said my lady, come, let us go to dinner. She said to her
woman, Do you, Beck, help Pamela to 'tend us; we will have no
men-fellows.--Come, my young lady, shall I help you off with your white
gloves? I have not, madam, said I, deserved this at your ladyship's
hands.

Mrs. Jewkes, coming in with the first dish, she said, Do you expect any
body else, Mrs. Jewkes, that you lay the cloth for three? said she, I
hoped your ladyship and madam would have been so well reconciled, that
she would have sat down too.--What means the clownish woman? said my
lady, in great disdain: Could you think the creature should sit down
with me? She does, madam, and please your ladyship, with my master.--I
doubt it not, good woman, said she, and lies with him too, does she not?
Answer me, fat-face!--How these ladies are privileged.

If she does, madam, said she, there may be a reason for it, perhaps!
and went out.--So! said she, has the wench got thee over too? Come,
my little dear, pull off thy gloves, I say; and off she pulled my left
glove herself, and spied my ring. O my dear God! said she, if the wench
has not got a ring!--Well, this is a pretty piece of foolery, indeed!
Dost know, my friend, that thou art miserably tricked? And so, poor
innocent, thou hast made a fine exchange, hast thou not? Thy honesty for
this bauble? And, I'll warrant, my little dear has topped her part, and
paraded it like any real wife; and so mimics still the condition!--Why,
said she, and turned me round, thou art as mincing as any bride! No
wonder thou art thus tricked out, and talkest of thy pre-engagements!
Pr'ythee, child, walk before me to that glass; survey thyself, and cone
back to me, that I may see how finely thou can'st act the theatrical
part given thee!

I was then resolved to try to be silent, although most sadly vexed.--So
I went and sat me down in the window, and she took her place at the
upper end of the table; and her saucy Jackey, fleering at me most
provokingly, sat down by her. Said he, Shall not the bride sit down by
us, madam? Ay, well thought of! said my lady: Pray, Mrs. Bride, your
pardon for sitting down in your place!--I said nothing.

Said she, with a poor pun, Thou hast some modesty, however, chi