John is a footman who carries most of Pamela’s letters back to her mother and father in the first part of the book. Although Pamela feels a lot of gratitude toward John for helping her stay connected to her parents, John is actually helping Mr. B spy on her by reading and even failing to deliver some of her letters. John is an example of a good man who gets corrupted due to his master’s influence, and so after Pamela helps reform Mr. B, John also gets redemption.
John Quotes in Pamela
The Pamela quotes below are all either spoken by John or refer to John. 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 5
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JOHN being to go your way, I am willing to write, because he is so willing to carry any thing for me. He says it does him good at his Heart to see you both, and to hear you talk. He says you are both so sensible, and so honest, that he always learns something from you to the Purpose.
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John Quotes in Pamela
The Pamela quotes below are all either spoken by John or refer to John. 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 5
Quotes
JOHN being to go your way, I am willing to write, because he is so willing to carry any thing for me. He says it does him good at his Heart to see you both, and to hear you talk. He says you are both so sensible, and so honest, that he always learns something from you to the Purpose.
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