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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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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 Quotes
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 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.
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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?
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Lady B Character Timeline in Pamela
The timeline below shows where the character Lady B appears in Pamela. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Letter 1
...the 15-year-old household servant Pamela writes about how the lady she was working for ( Lady B ) has recently died. Pamela regrets her death because the woman was kind to her...
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Letter 2
...Elizabeth Andrews) write a reply to their daughter’s letter. They are sad to learn of Lady B ’s death, and they worry that now Pamela might do something disreputable. In particular, they...
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...concerns by suggesting that maybe Mr. B feels grateful to Pamela for taking care of Lady B during her illness. Still, Pamela’s father feels that Mr. B’s attention to Pamela earlier was...
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Letter 6
...telling them of how Mr. B has given her several articles of old clothing from Lady B . Personally, Pamela would have preferred for Mr. B to sell the clothes—that way, Pamela...
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Letter 7
Pamela writes to her father that Mr. B has given her more gifts from Lady B ’s old possessions. She felt particularly awkward about taking some of Lady B’s nice stockings,...
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Letter 11
...to go to his sister, Lady Davers. Pamela said she would—she was used to serving Lady B and would like to serve another lady, since there’s no lady in Mr. B’s household.
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Letter 12
Pamela describes writing her earlier letter that got stolen after she hid it somewhere in Lady B ’s bedroom. Both Pamela and Mrs. Jervis now suspect that Mr. B took it, particularly...
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The Journal (continued)
Three o’Clock. Mr. B continues to be angry—Pamela suspects that Lady B must have spoiled him growing up. Suddenly, Mrs. Jewkes comes up and says Pamela has...
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...happened to be watching her, and he takes the opportunity to give her several of Lady B ’s old possessions.
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...telling Pamela the story of Sally Godfrey, which Lady Davers knew all along but which Lady B never knew. As Mr. B tells it, Sally Godfrey and her whole family tried to...
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