Pamela, or, Virtue Rewarded

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How does Pamela’s feelings toward Mr.B change, and what causes this?

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In Chapter Six, Pamela is angry and afraid of Mr B. but is always curious about whether he will visit. She knows of his plotting with Mrs. Jewkes against her but is worried when she hears that he nearly drowned in a hunting accident. She realizes she cannot hate him and wonders why. When he does arrive at Lincolnshire, Pamela worries that she does not see him because she fears he is listening to complaints against her from Mrs. Jewkes.

Later, in Chapter Eight, Pamela finds her heart too partial in Mr. B's favor and laments not being born to a station worthy of him. When Pamela arrives at an inn kept by Mrs. Jewkes' relative, Mr. B's groom delivers a letter to Pamela in which Mr. B states that he has read Pamela's journal and is touched by her concern when he nearly drowned despite the hardships he has put her through. Mr. B begs Pamela to return and promises to write her father immediately for permission to marry her. Pamela is excited but cautious of another plot. She reads Mr. Colbrand's letter from Mr. B in which Mr. B states that he hopes Pamela will return but to take her to her parents if she refuses. Pamela decides to trust in Mr. B's generosity and resolves to return to him.

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