 he shall
hereafter be seen; and you will oblige me beyond Expression, if you will admit
him to be of our Party; for I know it will give great Pleasure to my Wife, tho'
she will not mention it.«
    This was a stroke of Fortune beyond the Lady Booby's Hopes or Expectation;
she answered him eagerly, »Nephew, you know how easily I am prevailed on to do
any thing which Joseph Andrews desires - Phoo, I mean which you desire me, and
as he is now your Relation, I cannot refuse to entertain him as such.« The
Squire told her, he knew his Obligation to her for her Compliance, and going
three Steps, returned and told her - he had one more Favour, which he believed
she would easily grant, as she had accorded him the former. »There is a young
Woman -« »Nephew,« says she, »don't let my Good-nature make you desire, as is
too commonly the Case, to impose on me. Nor think, because I have with so much
Condescension agreed to suffer your Brother-in-law to come to my Table, that I
will submit to the Company of all my own Servants, and all the dirty Trollops in
the Country.« »Madam,« answer'd the Squire, »I believe you never saw this young
Creature. I never beheld such Sweetness and Innocence joined with such Beauty,
and withal so genteel.« »Upon my Soul, I won't admit her,« reply'd the Lady in a
Passion; »the whole World shan't prevail on me, I resent even the Desire as an
Affront, and -« The Squire, who knew her Inflexibility, interrupted her, by
asking Pardon, and promising not to mention it more. He then returned to Joseph,
and she to Pamela. He took Joseph aside and told him, he would carry him to his
Sister; but could not prevail as yet for Fanny. Joseph begged that he might see
his Sister alone, and then be with his Fanny; but the Squire knowing the
Pleasure his Wife would have in her Brother's Company, would not admit it,
telling Joseph there would be nothing in so short an Absence from Fanny, whilst
he was assured of her Safety; adding, he hoped he could not so easily quit a
Sister whom he had not seen so long, and who so tenderly loved him - Joseph
immediately complied; for indeed no Brother could love a Sister more; and
recommending Fanny, who rejoiced that
