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Lady Davers is the daughter of Lady B and the sister of Mr. B. Initially, she doesn’t appear in the novel but represents an escape—a person to whom Pamela might be able to turn to escape her abusive boss, Mr. B. But by the end of the novel, things have reversed: Mr. B takes care of his new wife Pamela while Lady Davers refuses to accept the legitimacy of the marriage. Lady Davers’s poor treatment of Pamela reflects the prejudices of the upper class against the lower class and how class concerns dominated life for people in 18th-century Britain. Nevertheless, Lady Davers eventually comes around to liking Pamela, providing further evidence of how Pamela’s virtuous behavior has a positive effect on those around her.
Lady Davers Quotes in Pamela
The Pamela quotes below are all either spoken by Lady Davers or refer to Lady Davers. 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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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.
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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?
’Tis even so, my Dear, replied he; and you remember my Sister’s good-natur’d Hint of Miss Sally Godfrey? I do well, sir, answered I. But this is Miss Goodwin. Her Mother chose that name for her, said he, because she should not be called by her own.
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Lady Davers Quotes in Pamela
The Pamela quotes below are all either spoken by Lady Davers or refer to Lady Davers. 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 31
Quotes
Their Riches often are a Snare;
At best, a pamper’d weighty Care:
Their Servants far more happy are:
At least, so thinketh Pamela.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
The Journal (continued)
Quotes
But canst thou have the Vanity, the Pride, the Folly, said she, to think thyself actually marry’d to my Brother?
’Tis even so, my Dear, replied he; and you remember my Sister’s good-natur’d Hint of Miss Sally Godfrey? I do well, sir, answered I. But this is Miss Goodwin. Her Mother chose that name for her, said he, because she should not be called by her own.
