The lovely, the innocent _Pamela_, after her Master had seen her like _a new born Venus rising from the Waves_, as one of the Poets expresses it, seems to know nothing of the Matter, and yet with all the Inconsistence imaginable expresses herself as cunningly and knowing upon the Subject as the best bred Town Lass of them all could have done: The Squire offers her Money, which she refuses; and in her Conversation with Mrs. _Jervis_, upon that Head, she expresses herself thus: _p._ 41. "After such Offers, and such Threatnings, and his comparing himself to a wicked Ravisher, in the very Time of his last Offer; and making a Jest of me, that we should make a pretty Story in Romance; can I stay, and be safe? Has he not demean'd him self twice? And it behoves me to beware of the third Time, for fear he should lay his Snares surer; for mayhap he did not expect a poor Servant would resist her Master so much. And must it not be look'd upon as a sort of Warrant for such Actions, if I stay after this? For I think, when one of our Sex finds she is attempted, it is an Encouragement to a Person to proceed, if one puts one's self in the Way of it, when one can help it; and it shews one can forgive what in short ought, _not_ to be forgiven: Which is no small Countenance to foul Actions, I'll assure you." Yet notwithstanding all this, her _Virtue_ is only founded on _Shame_, and she seems to imply that could she be secure from the Censure of the World she would not hesitate to commit the Sin, _p._ 44. "Well, but, Mrs. _Jervis_, said I, let me ask you, if he can stoop to like such a poor Girl as I, as perhaps he may (for I have read of Things almost as strange, from great Men to poor Damsels) What can it be _for_?--He may condescend, mayhap, to think I may be good enough for his Harlot; and those Things don't disgrace Men, that ruin poor Women, as the World goes. And so, if I was wicked enough, he would keep me till I was undone, and 'till his Mind changed; for even wicked Men, I have read, soon grow weary of Wickedness of _one_ Sort, and love _Variety_. Well then, poor _Pamela_ must be turn'd off, and look'd upon as a vile abandon'd Creature, and every body would despise her; ay, and _justly_ too, Mrs. _Jervis_; for she that can't keep her Virtue, ought to live in Disgrace." Fine Instruction truly! That is, My Master lik'd me, he would have made a Harlot of me, but then if I should consent, he may be tired perhaps in a Month or two, or meet with Somebody he likes better, then poor _Pamela_ will be turn'd off, and the World will call her a Fool.