Ten o'clock at night
And so we entered the house together . Eight o'clock at night . Now these sweet assurances , my dear father and mother , you will say , must be very consolatory to me ; and being voluntary on his side , were all that could be wished for on mine ; and I was resolved , if possible , to subdue my idle fears and apprehensions . Ten o'clock at night . As we sat at supper , he was generously kind to me , as well in his actions , as expressions . He took notice , in the most delicate manner , of my endeavour to conquer my foibles ; and said , I see , with pleasure , my dear girl strives to comport herself in a manner suitable to my wishes : I see , even through the sweet tender struggles of your over-nice modesty , how much I owe to your intentions of obliging me . As I have once told you , that I am the conquest more of your virtue than your beauty ; so not one alarming word or look shall my beloved Pamela hear or see , to give her reason to suspect the truth of what I aver .