Pamela, Or Virtue Rewarded
Page 156Dear Mrs. Jervis, said I, you know not what I have gone through! You
know not what God has done for me! You know not what a happy creature I
am now! I have a thousand thousand things to tell you; and a whole week
will be too little, every moment of it spent in relating to you what
has befallen me, to make you acquainted with it all. We shall be sweetly
happy together, I make no doubt. But I charge you, my dear Mrs. Jervis,
whatever you call me before strangers, that when we are by ourselves you
call me nothing but your Pamela. For what an ungrateful creature should
I be, who have received so many mercies, if I attributed them not to the
divine goodness, but assumed to myself insolent airs upon them! No, I
hope I shall be, more and more thankful, as I am more and more blest!
distinguish me.
We went down again to the parlour, to my dear master. Said he, Call
Longman in again; he longs to see you, my dear. He came in: God bless
you, my sweet lady, said he; as now, Heaven be praised, I may call you!
Did I not tell you, madam, that Providence would find you out? O, Mr.
Longman, said I, God be praised for all his mercies! I am rejoiced to
see you; and I laid my hand on his, and said, Good Mr. Longman, how
do you do?--I must always value you; and you don't know how much of my
present happiness I owe to the sheets of paper, and pens and ink, you
furnished me with. I hope my dear sir and you are quite reconciled.--O,
and then he wiped his eyes; good man!
Said my master, Yes, I have been telling Longman that I am obliged to
him for his ready return to me; and that I will entirely forget his
appeal to Lady Davers; and I hope he'll find himself quite as easy and
happy as he wishes. My dear partner here, Mr. Longman, I dare promise
you, will do all she can to make you so.--Heaven bless you both
together! said he. 'Tis the pride of my heart to see this! I returned
with double delight, when I heard the blessed news; and I am sure, sir,
said he, (mark old Longman's words,) God will bless you for this every
year more and more! You don't know how many hearts you have made happy
sure I have made my own happy: and, Longman, though I must think you
SOMEBODY, yet, as you are not a young man, and so won't make me jealous,
I can allow you to wish my dear wife joy in the tenderest manner. Adad!
sir, said he, I am sure you rejoice me with your favour: 'Tis what I
longed for, but durst not presume. My dear, said my master, receive
the compliment of one of the honestest hearts in England, that always
revered your virtues!--and the good man saluted me with great respect,
and said, God in Heaven bless you both! and kneeled on one knee. I must
quit your presence! Indeed I must!--And away he went.