How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
All that I value myself upon, is, that God has raised me to a Condition to be useful in my Generation, to better Persons than myself. This is my Pride: And I hope this will be all my Pride. For what was I of myself!—All the Good I can do, is but a poor third-hand Good; for my dearest Master himself is but the Second-hand. GOD, the All-gracious, the All-good, the All-bountiful, the All-mighty, the All-merciful GOD, is the First: To HIM, therefore, be all the Glory! (103.2)
Okay, Pamela, we get it: you had nothing to do with it, it's all God, let Jesus take the wheel, etc etc. It's just that all these attempts to downplay Pamela's special qualities seem a little funny after the past 300 pages of playing them up.
Quote #5
We went up; and in every Room, the Chamber I took Refuge in, when my Master pursu'd me, my Lady's Chamber, her Dressing-room, Mrs. Jervis's Room, not forgetting her Closet, my own little Bed-chamber, the Green-room, and in each of the others, I kneeled down severally, and blessed God for my past Escapes, and present Happiness . . . (96.7)
Pamela seems to be performing a kind of exorcism—or a Stations of the Cross—when she returns to the Bedfordshire house, visiting all the settings of her clashes with Mr. B and thanking God for enabling her to escape those circumstances. Why do you think she needs to do this?
Quote #6
Mrs. Jervis came in; said she, I have seen a very affecting Sight; you have made your Maidens quite happy, Madam, with your kindness and Condescension! I saw them all Four, as I came by the Hall Door, just got up from their Knees, praising and praying for you both! Dear good Bodies, said I; and did Jane pray too? God return their Prayers upon themselves, I say. (96.32)
Pamela has such a good influence on her former fellow-servants that they keep randomly breaking out into prayer. Wonder how Pamela's going to like that when they start burning her food and scorching her clothes?