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Lady B is a kind, wealthy woman, who on her deathbed recommends her trusted servant Pamela to her son Mr. B. Lady B’s selfless, caring behavior provides a contrast for the initially selfish behavior of her son, Mr. B, showing how he fails to live up to his mother’s example.
Lady B Quotes in Pamela
The Pamela quotes below are all either spoken by Lady B or refer to Lady B. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Dear Father and Mother,
I have great Trouble, and some Comfort, to acquaint you with. The Trouble is, that my good Lady died of the Illness I mention’d to you, and left us all much griev’d for the loss of her; for she was a dear good lady, and kind to all us her servants.
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Letter 2
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I hope the good ’Squire has no Design: but when he has given you so much Money, and speaks so kindly to you, and praises your coming on; and, Oh, that fatal word! that he would be kind to you, if you would do as you should do, almost kills us with fears.
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Letter 31
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Their Riches often are a Snare;
At best, a pamper’d weighty Care:
Their Servants far more happy are:
At least, so thinketh Pamela.
The Journal (continued)
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But canst thou have the Vanity, the Pride, the Folly, said she, to think thyself actually marry’d to my Brother?
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Lady B Quotes in Pamela
The Pamela quotes below are all either spoken by Lady B or refer to Lady B. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Letter 1
Quotes
Dear Father and Mother,
I have great Trouble, and some Comfort, to acquaint you with. The Trouble is, that my good Lady died of the Illness I mention’d to you, and left us all much griev’d for the loss of her; for she was a dear good lady, and kind to all us her servants.
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Letter 2
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I hope the good ’Squire has no Design: but when he has given you so much Money, and speaks so kindly to you, and praises your coming on; and, Oh, that fatal word! that he would be kind to you, if you would do as you should do, almost kills us with fears.
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Letter 31
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Their Riches often are a Snare;
At best, a pamper’d weighty Care:
Their Servants far more happy are:
At least, so thinketh Pamela.
The Journal (continued)
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But canst thou have the Vanity, the Pride, the Folly, said she, to think thyself actually marry’d to my Brother?
